"Tilt You Back" is an unreleased song by American electropop artist Halsey that was originally uploaded to their old YouTube channel, but later removed.
Background[]
Halsey had originally auditioned for The X-Factor US sometime between 2012 and 2013. She had planned to release this song on iTunes but decided against it due to her audition taking up too much time:[1]
- "I was gonna record this song that I had written in a studio and then put it on iTunes for you to listen to but with X-Factor steadily approaching I decided I'm not going back to the studio until I see how my progress with that goes. With that said I still wanted you to hear the song so I'm going to perform it here [on YouTube]. I think you're gonna like it!"
- —Halsey about the song[1]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I saw two faces in the light of a dead end street
Begged them for a smoke and we started to speak
Countin' bricks in the wall and my voice cracks
I said, "You see I got this boy and he don't love me back"
So we walked for a bit and Jesse grabbed me hard
He said, "Come back down to Earth from wherever you are"
But his words don't register, I'm lost in your eyes
And this dial tone will kill me by the end of the night
[Chorus]
Come on and wrap me up, let me tilt you back and swim
I want your taste on my tongue, won't you warm my bones within
Reveal yourself to me, on this dark and empty street
Oh you can feel yourself in me, swallow you down so easily
[Verse 2]
It's gettin' kind of late so I thank 'em for their time
Trip over sidewalk blocks and slurred words I know aren't even mine
And Jack's a better friend than Jesse because he puts the pain to ease
So I know I'll be alone tonight despite how much I plead
[Chorus]
Wrap me up, let me tilt you back and swim
I want your taste on my tongue, won't you warm my bones within
Reveal yourself to me, on this dark and empty street
Oh you can feel yourself in me, swallow you down so easily
[Bridge]
Half closed eyes and my shoes untied
Know I'll be falling asleep in my Levi's tonight
Jack's a lonely friend, despite what I intend
Knowing I'll be waking up to messages I couldn't send
[Chorus]
Come on and wrap me up, let me tilt you back and swim
I want your taste on my tongue, won't you warm my bones within
Reveal yourself to me, on this dark and empty street
And you can feel yourself in me, swallow you down so easily
Reveal yourself to me, on this dark and empty street
And you can feel yourself in me, swallow you down so easily
References[]
| Unreleased Songs | |
|---|---|
| Cold Gasoline • Feel This Lonely • French song • Garden • Great Big Feeling • Honesty • I forgive you • Make It Out Alive • Mints • Slow • Reckless Youth • Tilt You Back • Wasting Time • Wolf • You Me & The Devil | |