GASLIGHT!

"**GASLIGHT!**" is a song by Maggie Lindemann featuring Siiickbrain, written by both of them & Cody Tarpley and produced by Cody Tarpley. Taken from Lindemann's debut extended play *PARANOIA*, the song was released as the EP's second single on September 18, 2020. It marked the first of many times Lindemann and Siiickbrain worked together on a track.

## Background & Composition

In an interview with Alternative Press, Lindemann mentioned she followed Siiickbrain on Instagram for a while but it wasn't until 2019 that they both met at a party and became close since then. In another interview, Lindemann mentioned there wasn't much thought behind the song before making it, they both just decided to make a track together and went into the studio one day in 2020, she said the song was fully finished in just four hours. When talking about the song with Alt Press, Lindemann said:

"We both love the same genre of music and one day just decided to go to the studio and make something. We wanted to do some hard screamo shit, but I don’t scream, so she was perfect. [Laughs.]"
About the song's meaning, Lindemann explained in a press release:

"GASLIGHT! is a song about taking back the power after someone has tried to gaslight and manipulate you. It’s a big fuck off to that person….HA! This song was written so quickly and was really a freestyle between myself and Caroline (siiickbrain). This song was super cathartic to write and sing"
On October, 2021, Lindemann announced the song had been cut off from her set list as an opening act for Madison Beer's *Life Support Tour*. She said the reason for it was because she didn't enjoy singing the song live as it made her zone out.

## Lyrics

[Intro: Maggie Lindemann & Siiickbrain]

You have so many exes you're literally so done

Are we recording? Should I just turn it down-

Yeah, turn down the volume or we all gon' go deaf

[Refrain: Siiickbrain]

Gaslight, joy ride

Landslide, fuck life

Twist the knife, broken heart and paralyzed

Gaslight, joy ride

Landslide, fuck life

Watch your back, lead me to a homicide

[Chorus: Maggie Lindemann]

Where do you think, where do you think you're goin'?

Baby, are you lost or just lost in the moment?

Baby, are you lonely or just lonely for me?

Where do you think, where do you think you're goin'?

[Verse 1: Maggie Lindemann & Siiickbrain]

Come and find me in the lost 'n' found

Baby, listen, can you hear me out?

I'm only in pain when you're not around

Come and find me in the lost 'n' found

Kissing on her neck when you're not around

Shouldn't love a girl just to tear her down

[Refrain: Siiickbrain]

Gaslight, joy ride

Landslide, fuck life

Twist the knife, broken heart and paralyzed

Gaslight, joy ride

Landslide, fuck life

Watch your back, lead me to a homicide

[Chorus: Maggie Lindemann]

Where do you think, where do you think you're goin'?

Baby, are you lost or just lost in the moment?

Baby, are you lonely or just lonely for me?

Where do you think, where do you think you're goin'?

[Verse 2: Maggie Lindemann, *Maggie Lindemann & Siiickbrain*]

Tell me before it's too late

Your words will dig your own grave

It's time to choose your own fate

*Leave me lonely or kill you slowly*

[Refrain: Siiickbrain]

Gaslight, joy ride

Landslide, fuck life

Twist the knife, broken heart and paralyzed

Gaslight, joy ride

Landslide, fuck life

Watch your back, lead me to a homicide

[Chorus: Maggie Lindemann]

Where do you think, where do you think you're goin'?

Baby, are you lost or just lost in the moment?

Baby, are you lonely or just lonely for me?

Where do you think, where do you think you're goin'?

## Visualizer & official performance

The single's visualizer was made by the designer and 3D artist Sarah Nicole François. About the song's visualizer, Lindemann told Alt Press:

"They’re just sick. The girl Sarah, who designed and made the video, is so sick. I found her on Instagram a while back and knew she’d kill it and get the aesthetic perfectly. I know when I listen to “GASLIGHT!,” I feel cool AF. [Laughs.] So, I guess I want listeners to feel like baddies."
Maggie Lindemann, Siiickbrain - GASLIGHT!
Maggie Lindemann, Siiickbrain - GASLIGHT! (Live At The Roxy)