Ava Max & Songwriting: Gems From ‘Heaven & Hell’
On 18th September, Ava Max made her landing with the debut studio album, “Heaven & Hell”. The project held a cocktail of powerful anthems, all boasting of Ava’s impressive range. And while the album continues to rake in new victories, the artist recently sat down to dish out her thoughts on this moment in her career.
Speaking of “Heaven and Hell,” Ava touched upon her experience of releasing an album bang in the midst of a global pandemic. “Seeing everybody, and how they’re affected by my music, is really inspiring. My fans inspire me when they tell me I inspire them with my lyrics! They’re inspiring me in so many different ways. So it makes me want to write more empowering lyrics, and more anthemic songs,” she explained. So, on that note, we figured we’d throw Ava’s ripest lyrics from this album under the microscope. While her songwriting tends to be very simplistic, perhaps that’s also what makes it so very relatable. Ava tells stories with her lyrics, ones that can rouse a swarm of emotions in listeners. And at the end of the day, if a piece of art can resonate with you, then it can certainly be deemed a success, right?
Photo Credits: Ava Max Official Instagram
1. ‘No damsel in distress, don’t need to save me
Once I start breathin’ fire, you can’t tame me
And you might think I’m weak without a sword
But if I had one, it’d be bigger than yours’
– “Kings & Queens”
2. ‘If I let you leave the light, I’ll never drop my guard
Promise that you see me for my truth and not my scars’
– “Naked”
3. ‘I wanna tell you things and show you all the rest
Broadcast my emotions on the radio and take ’em off my chest
I hope you’re listening
Are you? Are you?’
– “OMG What’s Happening”
4. ‘Empty out your hands, pour me in your glass
If you need a light, I can be your match
I glow in the dark, take you to the clouds’
– “Call Me Tonight”
5. ‘In the night, in the night, I survive
All the poise and the pleasure that hides
I was born, I was born to be’
– “Born To The Night”
6. ‘Three golden rings he got on his hand
He likes to go to the south of France
I can’t tell if this is romance
Baby, what’s his plans?’
– “Take You To Hell”
7. ‘Never knew the sting of a stranger
Never felt the words like a razor
But I won’t give a damn bout it later
All the little digs doesn’t matter
Writing down a brand new chapter’
– “Who’s Laughing Now?”
8. ‘Forgive me for making you wait up for me
I’ll pull you in like the waves of the sea
I promise’
– “Belladonna”
9. ‘I hear ’em talk in the dead of the night
You’re always there at the scene of the crime
But it feels like a lie when I look in your eye
They say it’s talk, baby, I see the bright side’
– “Rumors”
10. ‘Oh, oh, I’ve been breaking hearts too
And I learned it all from you, oh, oh
I got my thigh highs on, feel like Wonder Woman
That’s when you want all in, but I’m not your woman’
– “Salt”
By: Nina Karun
