Ego is a song by Halsey that is featured as the second track on her fifth studio album The Great Impersonator. The song was released as the third single from the album on September 6, 2024.
Background[]
The song was released as the fourth single from the album on September 6, 2024 and a music video for the song was released on the same day.
On September 25, 2024, the song was confirmed to be the second track on the album.
On October 13, 2024, Halsey posted a snippet of the song on her socials along with a photo and video of her dressed as Irish musician Dolores O'Riorden as part of the countdown to the album's release, with the snippet being released on day seven of the countdown.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I'm caught up in the everyday trend
Tied up by invisible thread
Walking down a razor-thin edge
And I wake up tired, think I'm better off dead
Been a few months since I crossed over state lines
Talk to my mom, fake smiles over FaceTime
Drink all night till I can't walk in a straight line
Feel so low but I'm high at the same time
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't keep my feet on the ground
And I'm nervous what you'll think of me now
I'm hoping that someone comes around
Helps me figure it out
[Chorus]
I think that I should try to kill my ego
'Cause if I don't, my ego might kill me
I'm all grown up but somehow lately
I'm acting like a fucking baby
I'm really not as happy as I seem
[Verse 2]
Still a little kid that can't make friends
Wanna be invited, but I won't attend
I've been having bad dreams my career could end
'Cause I slip up when I should've played pretend
Turned eighteen and I left the city
Said, "I wanna be cool, I don't wanna be pretty"
The voices all came crashing down
And said, "You're too nice to run this town"
[Pre-Chorus]
I can't keep my feet on the ground
And I'm nervous what you'll think of me now
I'm hoping that someone comes around
Helps me figure it out
[Chorus]
I think that I should try to kill my ego
'Cause if I don't, my ego might kill me
I'm all grown up but somehow lately
I'm acting like a fucking baby
I'm really not as happy as I seem
But nothing's as it seems
Yeah, nothing's as it seems
And I'm all grown up but somehow lately
I'm acting like a fucking baby
I'm really not that happy being me
[Bridge]
I don't like the lie I'm living
I'm way too nice and too forgiving
I wanna go back to the beginning
When it all felt right
A rooftop, Lower East Side, I'm singing
Didn't give a fuck if I was winning
It's all done now, so who am I kidding?
I'm doing way worse than I'm admitting
[Chorus]
I think that I should try to kill my ego
'Cause if I don't, my ego might kill me
I'm all grown up but somehow, lately
I'm acting like a fucking baby
I'm really not as happy as I seem
But nothing's as it seems
Yeah, nothing's as it seems
And I'm all grown up but somehow lately
I'm acting like a fucking baby
I'm really not that happy being me
Music Video[]
The music video for the song was released on September 6, 2024. The video was directed and written by Halsey and the cinematography was done by Adam Kudeimati.
Trivia[]
- In a post on October 7, 2024, Halsey said she would be impersonating different artists every day and teasing a snippet of a song they inspired on the album.
- It was revealed in the posts on October 13, 2024 that Dolores O'Riorden was the inspiration for "Ego".
| The Great Impersonator | ||
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2024 • Columbia Records | ||
| Songs | ||
| Standard | 1 Only Living Girl in L.A. • 2 Ego • 3 Dog Years • 4 Letter to God (1974) • 5 Panic Attack • 6 The End • 7 I Believe in Magic • 8 Letter to God (1983) • 9 Hometown • 10 I Never Loved You • 11 Darwinism • 12 Lonely is the Muse • 13 Arsonist • 14 Life of the Spider (Draft) • 15 Hurt Feelings • 16 Lucky • 17 Letter to God (1998) • 18 The Great Impersonator | |
| Digital Exclusives | Charades (1970's) • Lessons (1980's) • Nothing! (1990's) • Alice of the Upper Class (Y2K) • Afraid of the Dark (Demo) (Bonus) | |
| Artist(s) | ||
| Halsey | ||