Gasoline

## *Badlands* Chronology

"**Gasoline**" is a song on the deluxe edition of Halsey's debut studio album, *Badlands*. It is the thirteenth track on the deluxe edition.

A version of the song titled "**Gasoline (Reimagined)**" is featured as a bonus track on the Target exclusive edition for Halsey's fourth studio album *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power*.

## Background

"**Gasoline**" centers on Halsey’s mental state (including bipolar disorder’s influence) when it comes to fame’s pressures. It appears on their debut studio album, *Badlands*.

In January 2015, Halsey tweeted the opening of the song as well as a video of them pouring ‘a hundred dollar bottle of champagne’ into a bath or "down the drain".

## Lyrics

Are you insane like me? Been in pain like me?

Bought a hundred dollar bottle of champagne like me?

Just to pour that motherfucker down the drain like me?

Would you use your water bill to dry the stain like me?

Are you high enough without the Mary Jane like me?

Do you tear yourself apart to entertain like me?

Do the people whisper 'bout you on the train like me?

Saying that you shouldn't waste a pretty face like me?

And all the people say,

"You can't wake up, this is not a dream,

You're part of a machine, you are not a human being,

With your face all made up, living on a screen,

Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline."

Oh, oh, oh, oh,

I think there's a flaw in my code,

Oh, oh, oh, oh,

These voices won't leave me alone,

Well my heart is gold, and my hands are cold,

Are you deranged like me? Are you strange like me?

Lighting matches just to swallow up the flame like me?

Do you call yourself a fucking hurricane like me?

Pointing fingers cause you'll never take the blame like me?

And all the people say,

"You can't wake up, this is not a dream,

You're part of a machine, you are not a human being,

With your face all made up, living on a screen,

Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline."

Oh, oh, oh, oh,

I think there's a flaw in my code,

Oh, oh, oh, oh,

These voices won't leave me alone,

Well my heart is gold, and my hands are cold.

## Trivia

* This song is the most-viewed album track on Halsey's Youtube page, as well as their fourth most streamed song on Spotify.
* A sample of "Hurricane" can be heard when Halsey references the song during Gasoline's third verse.
* The song was certified gold by the RIAA.
* The song surpassed "Colors" as the most streamed song from *Badlands*, although it is not a single.

## *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power* Chronology

"Gasoline (Reimagined)" is featured as a bonus track on the Target exclusive edition for *If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power*. It is produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and was released on August 27, 2021. It is the only bonus track that has not been released digitally worldwide.

### Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Are you insane like me? Been in pain like me?

Bought a hundred dollar bottle of champagne like me?

Just to pour that motherfucker down the drain like me?

Would you use your water bill to dry the stain like me?

Are you high enough without the Mary Jane like me?

Do you tear yourself apart to entertain like me?

Do the people whisper ‘bout you on the train like me?

Saying that "you shouldn't waste your pretty face" like me?

[Chorus]

And all the people say

"You can't wake up, this is not a dream

You're part of a machine, you are not a human being

With your face all made up, living on a screen

Low on self-esteem, so you run on gasoline"

[Post-Chorus]

(Oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, oh)

I think there’s a flaw in my code

(Oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, oh)

These voices won’t leave me alone

Well, my heart is gold and my hands are cold

[Verse 2]

Are you deranged like me? Are you strange like me?

Lighting matches just to swallow up the flames like me?

Do you call yourself a fucking hurricane like me?

Pointing fingers cause you'll never take the blame like me?

[Chorus]

And all the people say

"You can't wake up, this is not a dream

You're part of a machine, you are not a human being

With your face all made up, living on a screen

Low on self-esteem, so you run on gasoline"

[Post-Chorus]

(Oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, oh)

I think there’s a flaw in my code

(Oh, ooh oh, ooh oh, oh)

These voices won’t leave me alone, alone, alone

Well, my heart is gold and my hands are cold

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1. ↑ *Twitter* - @halseydata - "“Gasoline” has surpassed “Colors” and is now the most streamed song off “BADLANDS”, despite not being a single."