The lead single
from Ellie Goulding's second studio album begins with fearless yet gentle chirrups that startle you into an immersion that is both threatening and promising — a teetering that sustains throughout the electro-indie epic my
sister recommended to me recently. I was initially unmoved, but after
subsequent playbacks, deeply ensnared.
Lyrics that beat
forward in restrained but building fervor are chased by a pulsing, almost
piercing, refrain that is a transcendental surrender. Accented gaps for air and
temporary dimming of background instrumentals suggest real-life stop-and-go and
an alluded secret-passing that underlines sacredness.
The repetitive
phrase that rounds out the experience is made more powerful and ethos-exposing by the grittiness that is heretofore conspicuously nonexistent. The line
conveys unmistakable ambiguity, but with a
resignation and release that is propelling.
Swept away on the
wispy clouds that are Goulding's voice til the very end, you'll start subliminally trusting anything could happen.
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