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### Composer(s)

Ashley Frangipane, Andrew VanWyngarden, Kevin Snevely, Cashmere Cat, Ammar Malik, Dave Lubben, Benny Blanco & Lido

## *Manic* Chronology

"**More**" (stylized in all uppercase) is a song performed by Halsey. It is featured as the fourteenth track on her third album, *Manic*. It was released on January 17, 2020 through Capitol Records.

## Background

The song was announced on December 3, 2019 through social media. In an Instagram livestream on December 3, 2019 Halsey named this song as the "most personal" on the album.

The song deals with her struggles with her endometriosis. She has suffered three miscarriages, one of which occured during her Vevo LIFT performance in August 2015. In an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music Halsey talked more about her endometriosis and how hard the writing process of this song was for her:

"*I've been really open about my struggles with reproductive health, about wanting to freeze my eggs and having endometriosis and things like that. For a long time, I didn't think that having a family was something I was going to be able to do, and it’s very, very important to me. Then one day my OB-GYN tells me it's looking like I maybe can, and I was so moved. It felt like this ascension into a different kind of womanhood. All of a sudden, everything is different. I'm not going to go tour myself to death because I have nothing else to do and I'm overcompensating for not being able to have this other thing that I really want. Now, I have a choice. I've never had a choice before. Lido and I built the fading instrumental at the end of the song to sound like a sonogram, like you were hearing the sounds from inside a womb. It's one of the most special songs I've ever made.*"
—Halsey via Apple Music

She also used Spotify's storyline feature to further explain the meaning of the song:

"*This was the most personal song to write. I wrote the lyrics to this one in less than 5 minutes. It’s a love song, but not to a romantic partner. To someone in the universe who doesn’t exist yet. But will one day...*"
—Halsey via Spotify

On Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, Halsey shared this song on her social media platforms and dedicated it to "all the moms that are, that have been, that could have been, that will be, that want to be, and everyone who loves them along the way".

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

They told me once, nothing grows

When a house ain't a home

Is it true, honestly

When it's all a part of me?

A couple years of waiting rooms

Finding God, and lose Him too

Wanna scream, but what's the use?

[Pre-Chorus]

Lyin' awake, and I stare at the door

I just can't take it no more

They told me it's useless, there's no hope in store

But somehow I just want you more

[Chorus]

I want you more

Somehow, I just want you more

I want you more

Somehow, I just want you more

[Verse 2]

Wooden floors and little feet

A flower bud in concrete

Feelin' so incomplete

Wonder will we ever meet?

And would you know it right away

How hard I tried to see your face?

A little screen, a photograph, mine to take

[Pre-Chorus]

I sit and I stare at your clothes in the drawer

I cry and my knuckles get sore

'Cause I still believe it won't be like before

And now, somehow, I just want you more

[Chorus]

I want you more

Somehow, I just want you more

I want you more

Somehow, I just want you more

[Bridge]

And when you decide it's your time to arrive

I've loved you for all of my life

And nothing could stop me from giving a try

I've loved you for all of my life

[Chorus]

Loved you more

Somehow, I still love you more

Love you more

Somehow, I still love you more

[Outro]

(Loved you more)

(Somehow, I still love you more)

(Love you more)

(Somehow, I still love you more)

## References

1. ↑ *Twitter* - "January 17, 2020"
2. ↑ *IG Lives* - "Halsey | Instagram Live Stream | 3 December 2019"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Apple Music* - Manic by Halsey
4. ↑ *Metro* - "Halsey reveals three miscarriage heartbreak: ‘I’m in pain everyday of my life’
5. ↑ *YouTube* - "Singer Halsey’s Life with Endometriosis"
6. ↑ *YouTube* - "Halsey - New Americana (Vevo LIFT Live)"
7. ↑ *Spotify* - "More" by Halsey
8. ↑ *Twitter* - @halsey - "🌼 for all the moms that are, that have been,that could have been, that will be,that want to be, and everyone who loves them along the way 🌼"

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