5AM, perhaps Katy's best track to date, is set in a similar scenario to her biggest hit Lights On, the moment when the music's over but you want to keep going. Except this time, a little older and less energetic, Katy's not sure what she wants. It takes place across a beat that Katy describes as "uncomfortable, something I like but I shouldn't", with the lyrics written from the tipping point when ecstasy turns to insecurity and you're helplessly overpowered by the voice in your head. "I need somebody to calm me down/ A little loving like Valium/ I need somebody to knock me out." It's a song that anyone who has ever been overwhelmed at sunrise by the simultaneous impulses to snog someone, run away from them, keep dancing and have a little sit down, will sympathise with.
It's so frustrating that some of her best work was on that free EP she released last year - three of those four songs were better than her actual lead single. Who's idea was that?!
It's so frustrating that some of her best work was on that free EP she released last year - three of those four songs were better than her actual lead single. Who's idea was that?!
It's so frustrating that some of her best work was on that free EP she released last year - three of those four songs were better than her actual lead single. Who's idea was that?!
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Agreed. 5AM sounds ****ing amazing however. I hope it's a hit for her.