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“Cruel” – Snakehips feat. Zayn
Last year I admitted to becoming a Belieber. This year, well, I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m a Directioner, but I like some of their songs. I was looking through my posts, and apparently 6 years ago I wrote about them when “What Makes You Beautiful” first came out. So yeah, One Direction and me go way back. Hehe.
Now Zayn has split from them and the rest of the group is on indefinite hiatus. I wasn’t really a fan of “Pillowtalk” when Zayn released it, but I appreciated that he was trying to be more creative because I can relate to that. I liked that he was experimenting with his sound. This song, his collaboration with Snakehips, I really like. It wasn’t really a big hit last year, and I only discovered it on Channel [V] a few days ago. There’s this really sexy, sexy vibe to the song, particularly in the chorus where the melody escalates and Zayn is singing about it being like a you-and-me-against-the-world kind of situation. It reminds me of me back when I was in my early 20’s and I was exploring love and sex for the first time, and every tiny emotion was magnified and exaggerated. It’s an awesome track.
Cruel
Snakehips feat. Zayn
Cab radio screaming
Noise and tears
Death on the TV
And then there’s you
It’s fucked, it’s crazy
I can’t concentrate
I just see your outline
Mhmm
Back where we left off
Watch you take your dress off
I’ve been by myself remembering you
Your body hurts me
Loopin’ ’round like CCTV
In all this bitterness, you stay so sweet
It’s such a cruel world
Savin’ all my love for you, girl, ah ooh
It’s such a cruel world
Maybe I found somethin’ good, girl, ah na na na na
Some prick at the party
All scripts and boasts
A dead eyed actress girl
And then there’s you
Venus in Converse
You put a spell on me
And you’re lockin’ up the bathroom door
For us
Back where we left off
Watch you take your dress off
I’ve been by myself remembering you
Your body hurts me
Loopin’ ’round like CCTV
In all this bitterness you stay so sweet
It’s such a cruel world
Savin’ all my love for you, girl, ah ooh
It’s such a cruel world
Maybe I found somethin’ good, girl, ah na na na
Who do you love, who do you love?
Who do you love, who do you love?
Just see your outline
Back where we left off
Help you take your dress off
I’ve been by myself remembering you
Your body hurts me
Loopin’ ’round like CCTV
In all this bitterness you stay so sweet
It’s such a cruel world
Savin’ all my love for you, girl, ah ooh
It’s such a cruel world
Maybe I found somethin’ good, girl, ah na na na
Sunrise in Hollywood
We ain’t slept for days
Perfect disaster
Me and you
