Quiet Stars In Mid-Afternoon

Helena Deland “Pale”

“Pale” is essentially a song about feeling so self-conscious that every sensation feels a bit off, every emotion is uncertain, and every situation feels either unreal or too real. Helena Deland sounds forlorn and a little shellshocked as she sings about an awkward intimacy, as though she’s just lying there asking herself – does this feel good, isn’t this supposed to be nice, why can’t I feel comfortable in my body? The music mostly sounds like a melancholy daze, but there’s a bit of a sexy tension to it as well. All the questions in the song aren’t resolved, but answers to the questions “can this feel good, do I feel good” don’t seem to be entirely negative.

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