Graveyard

## Alternate covers

* Axwell Remix
* Acoustic Version

### Composer(s)

Ashley Frangipane, Amy Allen, Louis Bell, Jonathan Bellion, Mark Williams, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson

### Producer(s)

Jon Bellion, Ojivolta, Louis Bell, The Monsters and the Strangerz

## Music Video

**"Graveyard"** is a song performed by Halsey. It is the second single of her third album, *Manic*, on which it is featured as the third track. It was released on September 13, 2019 through Capitol Records. It has peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

## Background

On September 3, 2019, Halsey revealed the cover art and release date of "Graveyard" on her social media. The announcement was made a day after fans questioned the singer about upcoming news. The song was made available for pre-save upon announcement. Halsey performed the song for the first time on September 11, 2019, as one of the musical guests on Rihanna's "Savage X Fenty" show. She posted a teaser containing a still from the music video as well as a line from the song on her social media that same day.

The song was released on September 13, 2019, along with the album preorder. The accompanying music video was released on October 8, 2019 which features actress, Sydney Sweeney. Since it’s release the song has peaked at number 34 on the *Billboard* Hot 100.

Halsey talked about this song at the Grammy Museum:

"*My mother told me a story a really long time ago. She told me, “Don’t fall for the person that gives you butterflies. If you feel nervous when you’re around them, that’s a bad sign. Fall for the person that makes you feel safe, that makes you feel calm, that’s the person you’re supposed to be with. Because if your heart leaps out of your chest every time you get some little hit of affection, or love from them, it means they’re keeping you strung along. That is not the person to be with. Be with the person that makes you feel safe.*"
—Halsey

Moreover, she also explained the song's meaning and inspiration to *Billboard*:

"*The song is about being in love with someone who is in a bad place and loving them so much that you don’t realize that you’re going to that bad place with them... It’s also about learning to care about yourself enough not to follow them there.*"
—Halsey

On October 31, 2019 an official remix of the song by Axwell was released. An acoustic version of the song was released on November 12, 2019.

## Official versions

* Album/single version - 3:01
* Acoustic version - 4:03
* Axwell remix - 3:30
* Stripped version - 3:36

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

It's crazy when

The thing you love the most is the detriment

Let that sink in

You can think again

When the hand you wanna hold is a weapon and

You're nothin' but skin

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, 'cause I keep diggin' myself down deeper

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

I keep running, I keep running, I keep running

[Chorus]

They say I may be making a mistake

I woulda followed all the way, no matter how far

I know when you go down all your darkest roads

I woulda followed all the way to the graveyard

Oh, 'cause I keep diggin' myself down deeper

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

I keep running when both my feet hurt

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

Oh, when you go down all your darkest roads

I woulda followed all the way to the graveyard (No, oh)

[Verse 2]

You look at me (Look at me)

With eyes so dark, don't know how you even see

You push right through me (Push right through me)

It's gettin' real

You lock the door, you're drunk at the steering wheel

And I can't conceal

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, 'cause I've been diggin' myself down deeper

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

I keep running, I keep running, I keep running

[Chorus]

They say I may be making a mistake

I woulda followed all the way, no matter how far

I know when you go down all your darkest roads

I woulda followed all the way to the graveyard

Oh, 'cause I keep diggin' myself down deeper

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

I keep running when both my feet hurt

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

Oh, when you go down all your darkest roads

I woulda followed all the way to the graveyard

[Bridge]

Oh, it's funny how

The warning signs can feel like they're butterflies

[Chorus]

Oh, 'cause I keep diggin' myself down deeper

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

I keep running when both my feet hurt

I won't stop 'til I get where you are

Oh, when you go down all your darkest roads

I woulda followed all the way to the graveyard

## Music video

The music video stars Sydney Sweeney and it shows Halsey and a mysterious girl (played by Sweeney) dancing and enjoying themselves at a carnival. It was released on October 8, 2019.

## Trivia

* The song's cover art features the window from Halsey's debut EP, *Room 93*. Halsey also confirmed a theory about her being in Room 93 "where it all began".

## References

1. ↑ *Twitter* - "GRAVEYARD 9/13"
2. ↑ *AltPress* - "HALSEY ANNOUNCES NEW TRACK “GRAVEYARD,” ARTWORK SPARKS ALBUM THEORIES"
3. ↑ *UMusic* - Graveyard
4. ↑ *AltPress* - "'HALSEY DEBUTED 'GRAVEYARD' AT RIHANNA’S SAVAGE X FENTY FASHION SHOW'"
5. ↑ *Twitter* - "two days"
6. ↑ *YouTube* - "Halsey Graveyard - Live at the grammy museum"
7. ↑ *Billboard* - "Halsey's 'Graveyard': Listen"
8. ↑ *Apple Music* - Graveyard (Axwell Remix)
9. ↑ *Apple Music* - Acoustic Version
10. ↑ *Twitter* - "This one took you guys waaaaaay longer than I thought haha. Good work!"

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