Eastside

## Single by Benncy Blanco, Halsey and Khalid

"**Eastside**" is a song by American record producer Benny Blanco and American singers Halsey and Khalid. The song was released on 12 July 2018, as Blanco's debut single. Lyrically, the song is about forbidden romantic love.

## Background

Blanco explained to *Billboard* that he and Ed Sheeran were on tour in Philadelphia, and work on the demo version. He recalled, "I remember a lady bringing us room service and screaming when she saw Ed. Fast-forward a month or so, I was with [Halsey] at my house, and I pulled up the demo. Before I knew it, it was done. [...] I was listening back, thinking I always wanted to do a song with Khalid, [and] was like, 'Why not see if this could be with both of them?' I felt like the song would work as a duet. Khalid was in Denmark and did it from there. [Later,] Andrew Watt was over and recorded [the riff]."

In a statement, Khalid said that he had to record his part separately but loved the finished product. He added it was "even more fun" when they performed it at the American Music Awards in October.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Khalid]

Uh

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 1: Khalid]

When I was young, I fell in love

We used to hold hands, man, that was enough (Yeah)

Then we grew up, started to touch

Used to kiss underneath the light on the back of the bus (Yeah)

I know your daddy didn't like me much

And he didn't believe me when I said you were the one

Oh, every day, she found a way out of the window to sneak out late

[Pre-Chorus: Khalid]

She used to meet me on the Eastside

In the city where the sun don't set

And every day, you know that we'd ride

Through the backstreets in a blue Corvette

Baby, you know I just wanna leave tonight

We can go anywhere we want

Drive down to the coast, jump in the sea

Just take my hand and come with me, yeah

[Chorus: Khalid]

We can do anything if we put our minds to it

Take your old life, then you put a line through it

My love is yours if you're willing to take it

Give me your heart 'cause I ain't gonna break it

So come away, starting today

Start a new life together in a different place

We know that love is how all these ideas came to be

So baby, run away with me

[Verse 2: Halsey]

Seventeen, and we got a dream to have a family

A house, and everything in between

And then, oh, suddenly, we turned twenty-three

And now we got pressure for taking our life more seriously

We got our dead-end jobs and got bills to pay

Our old friends are now our enemies

And now I, I'm thinking back to when I was young

Back to the day when I was falling in love

[Pre-Chorus: Halsey]

He used to meet me on the Eastside

In the city where the sun don't set

And every day, you know where we'd ride

Through the backstreets in a blue Corvette

And baby, you know I just wanna leave tonight

We can go anywhere we want

Drive down to the coast, jump in the sea

Just take my hand and come with me, singing

[Chorus: Halsey & Khalid]

We can do anything if we put our minds to it

Take your old life, then you put a line through it

My love is yours if you're willing to take it

Give me your heart 'cause I ain't gonna break it

So come away, starting today

To start a new life together in a different place

We know that love is how all these ideas came to be

So baby, run away with me

[Bridge: Halsey & Khalid]

Run away now, run away now

Run away now

Run away now, run away now

Run away now

[Outro: Halsey, *Khalid*]

He used to meet me on the Eastside

*She used to meet me on the Eastside*

He used to meet me on the Eastside

*She used to meet me on the Eastside*

*In the city where the sun don't set*

## References

1. ↑ Blistein, Jon (July 12, 2018). "Hear Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid Team for Bittersweet 'Eastside'". *Rolling Stone*.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Havens, Lyndsey (February 15, 2019). "Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid Reveal How 'Eastside' Became a Hit". *Billboard*.