"Talia" is a song performed by King Princess. It is the second single of her debut EP, Make My Bed, and her second single overall. It is featured as the second track on of the EP and was released through Zelig Records on April 13, 2018.
Background[]
The song was first announced via social media on April 10, 2018 - three days before the single's release[1]. Speaking about the track, King Princess said:
- "Everyone has different ways of dealing with heartbreak. This was mine, and I hope it helps somebody else in the same way.""
- —King Princess [2]
Moreover, she also told Harper's Bazaar how hard the production of the song was:
- "It’s very deep pain and I sat down at the piano and I wrote it in 10 minutes. It’s crazy when it happens like that. Playing it is really cathartic now. It’s the hardest song to play with the band because the production’s so specific and the verses are swung but the chorus is four-four. It’s really powerful live and being able to see people respond to it is so cool. I’m like, “Yes me too, bitch!"
- —King Princess [3]
A live version of this song was released on August 5, 2019 as part of the live EP, Up Next Live from Apple Williamsburg.
Music video[]
The single's music video was released on June 15, 2018[4], the same day that the EP was released. It was directed by Clare Gillen who also directed the music video for her debut single "1950".
Controversy[]
The music video has sparked controversy for featuring a female sex doll portraying her significant other[5]. However, many, including King Princess' former significant other Amandla Stenberg, have jumped to her defense. Stenberg praised the importance of the music video because she "think[s] the concept is really cool, just being able to see a gay relationship portrayed in a music video but specifically through the kind of ironic, self-aware idea of a sex doll, something that's generally discarded and abused by men"[6].
Official versions[]
- Make My Bed version — 3:27
- Live version — 3:23
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Hey, my love
Buried you a month or two ago
I keep thinking that you're standing on my floor
That you're waiting there for me
Hey, my love
You've walked out a hundred times, how was I
Supposed to know this time that you wouldn't come
That you wouldn't come home
[Chorus]
But four drinks I'm wasted
I can see you dancing, I can lay down next to you
At the foot of my bed
If I drink enough
I can taste your lipstick, I can lay down next to you
But it's all in my head
If I drink enough I swear that I will wake up next to you
[Verse 2]
When you left, you took my bestest friends away
And in this mess, I think I dug a thousand graves
Talia, I hope you're happy anyway
[Chorus]
But four drinks I'm wasted
I can see you dancing, I can lay down next to you
At the foot of my bed
If I drink enough
I can taste your lipstick, I can lay down next to you
But it's all in my head
If I drink enough I swear that I will wake up next to you
[Bridge]
Broke my heart now I'm wasting my time on you
Broke my heart now I'm wasting my time
If I drink enough
I can see you dancing, I can lay down next to you
At the foot of my bed
If I drink enough
I can taste your lipstick, I can lay down next to you
But it's all in my head
[Chorus]
But four drinks I'm wasted
I can see you dancing, I can lay down next to you
At the foot of my bed
If I drink enough
I can taste your lipstick, I can lay down next to you
But it's all in my head
If I drink enough I swear that I will wake up next to you
References[]
| Make My Bed | |
|---|---|
| June 15, 2018 • 15:07 • Zelig Records | |
| Songs | |
| Released | 1950 • Holy • Make My Bed • Talia • Upper West Side |
| Cut | Send Pix • Sunburn |
| Singles | |
| 1950 • Talia | |
| Artists | |
| King Princess | |
| Tour | |
| King Princess Tour | |