Miley Cyrus & Songwriting: Unfiltered Self-Expression
A new era in Miley Cyrus music has almost arrived. And, while the star prepares to dazzle with her upcoming album, “Plastic Hearts”, she’s been gifting fans treats galore. This past week, the singer-songwriter revealed her star studded tracklist for the upcoming album. And, a whammy of a collaboration awaited us. Fellow pop megastar, Dua Lipa, features on a track called ‘Prisoner’. Now, if that wasn’t enough, Cyrus dropped the song and its music video – a raunchy and rebellious visualiser featuring the two faces of nu-disco pop.
With this era in music, Miley has taken unfiltered expression and honesty to new heights. Well, at least that’s what she’s promised us. The album, which is slated for release on the 27th of November, will feature previously released single, ‘Midnight Sky’, ‘Prisoner’, and more. So, while we wait for the moment of crowning glory, we’re giving her some time in our Artist of the Week spotlight. And, to celebrate, we’re taking a deep dive into some of her best songwriting moments. Take a look…
Photo Credits: Miley Cyrus Official Instagram
1. ‘I’m nasty, I’m evil
Must be something in the water or that I’m my mother’s daughter’
– “Mother’s Daughter”
2. ‘I’m sick of the faking, the using, the taking
The people calling me obscene
You hate me, you love me’ – “Unholy”
3. ‘I breathe your visions
They pull me through the coldest of nights
They steer me towards that moment in time’
“DREAM”
4. ‘Your tender touch is the healing that I seek
I come to you when my judgement becomes weak’
– “The Most”
5. ‘We didn’t come this close for nothing
We didn’t come this far for nothing’
– “Party Up the Street”
6. ‘I’ma keep working from dawn to dusk
So I can keep buying cars off Elon Musk
The matte black spinners, now that’s a must
But I want the whole pie, so leave the crust’
– “Cattitude”
7. ‘Choose your colors extra wise
Especially what you put on my mind
Imagine what it be like to touch the sky’
– “DREAM”
8. ‘This winter was as cold as you and I
I know you’re home, hoping I’m alright’
– “The Most”
9. ‘My mama always told me that I’d make it
That I’d make it, so I made it
I put my back into and my heart in it
So I did it’
– “Mother’s Daughter”
10. ‘B*tch, you look like you done already did had yours
You better go take your country ass indoors and put some damn clothes on
‘Cause nobody need to be seeing all of that
The library is officially open’
– “Cattitude”
By: Ahalya Narayanan
