‘Gasoline’ is a dark, gritty track that can be found near the end of Halsey’s Badlands. The album as a whole is a stunning debut, but there’s something about ‘Gasoline’ that is incredibly powerful. The track kicks off with insecurity, and it’s possible this is Halsey commenting on living with bi-polar disorder, something the artist has been extremely open to her fans about: “Are you insane like me? Been in pain like me?”, “I think there’s a flaw in my code / These voices won’t leave me alone.”
These raw lyrics continue throughout ‘Gasoline,’ complimented by a synth-heavy production reminiscent of Chvurches. The chorus is an urgent expression of the pressures of fame: “You can’t wake up, this is not a dream / You’re part of a machine, you
These raw lyrics continue throughout ‘Gasoline,’ complimented by a synth-heavy production reminiscent of Chvurches. The chorus is an urgent expression of the pressures of fame: “You can’t wake up, this is not a dream / You’re part of a machine, you