Halsey Sings From the Hole in Her Heart on ‘I Never Loved You’
For Halsey, love is a matter of life or death. In the new Kate Bush-inspired track “I Never Loved You,” the pop singer compares the ending of a relationship to open-heart surgery. She sings, “I never loved you in vain” to a former lover over subdued synths and somber piano chords.
The song follows “Ego” and “Lonely Is the Muse” as the latest single from Halsey’s forthcoming fifth album The Great Imposter, out Oct. 25.
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Halsey announced “I Never Loved You” on social media a day before releasing it as part of their unique track list rollout. Since the singer shared a trailer for The Great Impersonator, she’s been counting down the release date by impersonating different musical icons that correlate to each new track that is revealed. Halsey dressed up as an Eighties-era Kate Bush for the “I Never Loved You” announcement and warned fans, “this song cuts deep.”
In another social media post, Halsey encouraged her astute fans to “listen closely” to the swirling track. Lyrically, “I Never Loved You” seems to reference Halsey’s past relationship with Alev Aydin, who is also the father of her child. Earlier this year, Halsey referenced the break-up on her Britney Spears-inspired song “Lucky” when she sang, “Became a single mom at my premiere.”
The Great Imposter promises to be filled with more revealing deep cuts. It comes after the singer shared that they were diagnosed with Lupus SLE and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. When they announced the LP, Halsey said, “I made this record in the space between life and death.”
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