It’s an ode to growth and achievement, to remembering who you are as well as following your dreams.
It is a memoir of being a Halsey fan through all that we have experienced, a box of memories to take us through the badlands and the hopeless fountain kingdom to where we thrive today. Even if you’ve never been to one of her concerts (sadly, like myself), you can still identify with the energetic crowd filmed, screaming her lyrics and waving their flashlights. We see her signing her first contract, playing her first tour, prepping backstage and travelling the world. We get clips of her playing dress up, blowing out candles on a birthday cake and hanging out with her family. In a video just under three minutes long, you watch Halsey grow up, from videos of her taking her first steps to moments of her belting on concert stages right before COVID-19 shut it all down earlier than planned. The first time I watched it, I couldn’t stop myself from crying, recalling every moment I had watched her achieve since I started listening to her music in 2015. It’s nostalgic and poetic, hitting fans with emotions straight through the heart. To honor the singer’s birthday, it’s a collaboration of home videos and concert films, all overplayed through a projector on a simplistic bedroom (that I’m pretty sure was from the “Graveyard” music video, only making it more meaningful). It’s a song that trails shivers down your spine, that makes you tear up, that alleviates loneliness on a long night, and now, there’s a music video to match those feelings. From “I wasn’t in love then, and I’m still not now, and I’m so happy I figured that out” to “well who am I, I’m almost 25,” I memorized this entire song from the beginning, a ballad in free verse that Halsey spontaneously wrote in the studio hearing the beat for the first time.
While my other favorites on the album varied depending on my mood or my life at the moment, “929” was consistent in my reaction to the emotional and painfully honest lyrics. It was a wonderful surprise, a dance through an aquarium with her and her younger brother, the choreography devised by the two of them, but this year, Halsey celebrated with something a little closer to home: a music video for “929.”įrom “MANIC,” “929” was my absolute favorite song. Last year, prior to the release of her latest album “MANIC,” Halsey teased the album with her single “clementine” and an accompanying music video.
There is nothing Halsey loves more than surprising fans on her birthday.
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