ALBUM REACTION: Halsey - If I Can't Have Love I Want Power 

ALBUM OF THE YEARRRRRRRR just give her a grammy already omg

👑 IF I CAN'T HAVE LOVE, I WANT POWER 👑 3:42 - The Tradition 👑 8:30 - Bells in Santa Fe 👑 10:36 - Easier than lying 👑 16:00 - Lilith 👑 18:47 - Girl is a gun 👑 21:50 - You asked for this 👑 27:46 - Darling 👑 31:58 - 1121 👑 37:00 - honey 👑 40:54 - Whispers 👑 45:21 - I am not a woman, I'm a god 👑 47:50 - The Lighthouse 👑 52:12 - Ya'aburnee 👑

"You asked for this" is also about her baby, she has been trying to be a mom for years and now she has to be a "big girl". She talked about it on the Zane Lowe interview, and what being a mom means in terms of things that socially she feels like she can't or shouldn't do anymore. 😘

Ya'aburnee is actually a term used in Arabic, which means "you bury me." It's often used to tell another that they hope to die first, as living without the other person would be too much to bear.

When her first ep dropped, I literally said to my friend “she’s going to be huge and yet severely underrated”.

I've wanted an album like this from Halsey ever since she released Nightmare, Experiment On Me and her collab with MGK and she delivered

You and Reacts By Ash are the two channels I was waiting patiently for IICHLIWP reactions from!!!! So happy they’ve finally arrived and I can get all hyped up all over again!

They wrote Honey by accident when they showed their brother how they write songs. But the song turned out to be so good that they decided to add it to the album.

the lighthouse stans rise🧘‍♀️

as a wlw, I was so excited we got Honey. One of my favorites on the album.

Bells in Santa Fe is my favorite. This album is a masterpiece.

This album screams empowerment. Each song is leading you somewhere.

Finally someone who appreciates the lighthouse!

so happy you reacted this! it’s halsey’s best album and the album of the year. it’s absolutely incredible.

I love how unsettling and haunting so many moments of this record are. I highly recommend the two interviews on Halsey’s channel. They’ll give so much insight to the lyrics and creative process! Honestly this album is gonna take me several listens to understand what she’s really saying. You’re right. She. Is. Such. A. Poet.

Regarding Honey, Halsey said it's about a "wild girl". I really recommend checking their twitter, they answered a few questions regarding some tracks :) Also "You Asked for this" can be about success, but it's rather about her pregnancy and the expectations that followed with this. Like her being a parent was everything they asked for, but it's still scary AF, but she isn't allowed to complain. However, thank you so much again for doing this detailed review! It's truly a masterpiece

Hahaha ok so here are some of the meanings: - You asked for this: she's talking about life as a mom. She asked to be a mom, she asked for a family, and she LOVES her family, but is terrified of the life ahead. They are going to miss the times where they didn't have to care for someone else. They are scared about the responsibility of having a family. - Darling is a love song about her son. - 1121 (November 21st) is the day that she found out she was pregnant. So yes, a love song to their child. - honey is a sexual song about "a wild girl" - Ya'aburnee is a song for both her boyfriend (Alev) and her son. So it's a love song for her family, talking about how she loves them both so much that she cannot fathom the idea of living without them.

the evanescence influence in 1121 is crazy! gives me chills..

Just wanted to let you know that Dave Grohl is on the drums for Honey. Fucking amazing.

i can't believe i have to say this but,,, she outdid herself and this album is better than manic

"Ya'aburnee" as a closing song is meant to be an ode to their child, saying they hope they pass before Ender does. Since Ender is a boy, Halsey uses the masculine form of the phrase instead of the feminine. They sing the lyrics "you will bury me / before I bury you."

I’m so glad you love The Lighthouse because I’m OBSESSED with it and I haven’t seen anyone else enjoy it - thanks for the new recommendations in that vibe

Halsey stated that Honey is about a wild girl lmao, but darling is about her baby.

Darling is a lullaby to their baby son Ender. 1121 was the date Halsey found out she was pregnant. Honey came about after her younger brother wanted to know about her writing process and she ended up writing Honey and hours later with her manager they realised it was a banger so they added it to the album. She talked about it during the instagram live on release day.

As per her latest interview with Trent and Atticus, she really want to be a rockstar as Nightmare came out. She is fulfilling her original dream. Her grit she has since day one is a heavenly one!❤️ Thank you for the awesome review.❤️

1121 is really my favourite song!!! It really blew me away. Also, Whispers...... my goodness. I love this album. I've listened to it everyday since it dropped.

this album is reallyyyy good, I hope it gets the recognition it deserves

your reaction to Easier Than Lying is a giant mood 🔥😂 exactly the same reaction i had, air drums n all

1121 supremacy. This song hits my soul so deeply, I can't even express how much she means to me right now.

i really love this album, the art is perfect

Try listening to "Bells In Santa Fe" again thinking about this: The song is about a baby she lost a few years ago, the lyrics represent the baby singing to her from inside her belly: "don't call me by my name, all of this is temporary". And maybe the production makes you think that something is going to happen and it never does so it does represent how the birth never happened (that's me assuming, even though the lyrics are truly about this)

Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac is playing the acoustic guitar on Darling 🥺 and Dave Grohl plays drums on honey

The feeling of build up and then lack of drop in Bells in Santa Fe gives me anxiety when I listen to it. It’s still a no skip for me because it’s a good song, but yeah, anxiety.

All of her songs are fire🔥 She's literally an icon🥰😭

Honey sounds to me like a song about a past relationship that wasn't necessarily good for her or healthy, but despite the walking disaster of it all it was fantastic in it's own way.

I’m so happy that you finally did this reaction. I’ve been waiting to see your reaction to her insane album that she did with Nine Inch Nails; Atticus Ross and Trent. Thank you love your videos.

With Reznor and Ross supporting such a weighty artistic vision, Halsey takes a huge leap forward with this course-changing opus, a revelation that finally presents their most authentic representation of self.

They said the album title is kind of ironic/sarcastic because by the end of the album she does end up finding love

I'm pretty sure Whispers is mainly about her bipolar disorder or just mental illness in general, it wouldn't be the first time they talk about it on their songs

I always get so excited for an album to come out and then watch your reviews! Thanks so much.

This album is insane🖤🏰🤘🏻

Was just looking for some reactions to this when I got your notification! Perfect timing ❤

I have been waiting for this reaction, thank you!!

omg finally!!! I've been waiting for this❤️

OMG i was so excited for your reaction to this. THANK U!

I have not been able to stop listening to this album. Seriously when I think I can’t love it anymore, I listen again and I do 😭

Love how every song can be heard from a different perspective. Some hear her singing about heartbreak and emptiness and others can hear her sing about the heartships of being a mom and miscarrying etc..

Finally! Your reaction is up! Thanks!

So happy you've reacted to this album!!😁

i have been waiting for thisssss

YOOOO THIS IS DEF THE BEST HALSEY ERA IN MY OPINION: 1. IF I CANT HAVE LOVE I WANT POWER 2. BADLANDS 3. MANIC 4. HFK

This album is a Masterpiece! I am obsessed!

I really think what carries this album is the melodies like they are ao infectious it wouldnt matter what the production is. But the production does make the melodies sound even better!!

Yess been waiting for this

Thank you for the recommendation of bands (when u reacted to the lighthouse)❤️

Yes! Both you & Reacts by Ash FINALLY POSTED REACTIONS!!! 🥰🥰🥰

I was hoping that I would hear the same Halsey that wrote Haunting. I was right there in the pit with NIN in the nineties, and all through High School. Fast forward thirty years and here you have my daughter's favorite artist working with Reznor. Awesome.

so excited for this!!! also thank you so much for the opportunity of the giveaway! I literally made a twitter account this morning to enter haha i'm from Belgium so thank you so much for the chance!! ✨

Yesss, I was waiting for you to upload this!

Yessss I’m so hype right now this album is LIT where is her Grammy give it to her NOWWWWW

I’m so glad you love 1121. My absolute favorite.

Dude, spot on with the Lighthouse similarity suggestions. Btw, dig the Carcass T.

You have such a wonderful critiques for H songs and their meanings. 1121 is my favorite song on the album from the get-go. I appreciated the different songs after listening to them over and over agin!

your hair be SHINING omg we love to see ittt

I agree with a lot of interpretations but Honey is absolutely about her hooking up with a woman

I was able to see the film when it came out two weeks ago and then listen to the album - having the visuals flashing through my mind on the songs was a help.

This is the best album of this year and that’s all I gotta say in this album I love that you got out of copyright Ashley and Caitlin still can’t get their videos up yet

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS OMG

I wasn't ready for this album, omg

it’s finally available 😍

Is there any way to give this video multiple likes? I LOVED this from start to finish (both the album and Steve's reaction ) excellent just excellent

honey is such a good song imo

Great reaction man! Been waiting for your video! This is such a good album! Just to clear your confusion, she stated in her apple music interview and her tweets, some of the songs were written for her baby and her partner 😁

Lol i love when you said the lyrics to 1121 would be your myspace quote. Same!

17:45 I love hearing u pick up on all the things that she said for this album's promo 😁

it’s back!

YEEESSS FINALLYY

I love this album so much I’ve just been watching reacts just to listen to it and watch other people fall in love with it too

Easier Than Lying, for me that song is about battered wives, hence, the beat is a like a fast heartbeat which means scared and it is also noticeable before the 2nd chorus. Lyrically is also obvious too.

I LOVE THIS SM ✋😭

STEVEN firstly I just want to say I'm so proud of you, I've been here since you had 10k subscribers!!, what a f***ing amazing human being you are most people don't even bother to put as much effort as you do in their album reactions, and all round from just everything you stand for to something as simple as your correctly using someones pronouns (something many people can't bother to do) to just being such a cool guy. The Lighthouse: TYSM for the recommendations king i didnt even know what the sound in lighthouse, doom metal, was called it just sounded like some slow reverbed industrial grunge like to me but its MY FAVE TRACK so thank u for the band recommendations i dont even listen to heavy metal but this more low tuned slower tempo stoner rock style of doom rock is so acoustically pleasing esp with the thicker heavier sounding guitar and the overall sound of impending "doom" the song has so so good!!

Finally, been waiting for this. Thanks you!!

Steven!!! Sorry for my english cause im from Russia🇷🇺 I love your reactions and your personality soooooo much you cant even imagine! Its so fantastic how you live through every song and your feelings are super close to mine thank you for all of your reactions! love you! keep going ❤️

Finally its here!!!

YAAASSS FINALLY🤩

I love every song on this album, it’s so perfect

Dave Grohl on Drums and Lindsey Buckingham on guitar for Darling. Gotta love that TR respect.

I'm super late to this video because I just found your channel, but I would love to see you react to her videos for Hopeless Fountain Kingdom in order (which isn't the same order as the album, but there are a bunch of playlists put together of it). Love this album reaction

This album is awesome and it is fun to see all the Halsey fans who have no idea what Nine Inch Nails sounds like be super excited over the album. Although they wont find every song to be like this, plenty are far more crunchy on guitar and more angry and the vocals are more screamy at times, but you can still be rewarded, trust me. Me, I like both, so this was an amazing convergence. Steven - are you going to react to Dom's new single Fleabag? Both the song and the video are SICK.

I wish I could enter, but I have limited my social media 😕 I still loved the reaction Stephen! I agree with you absolutely, we have the same taste. 1121 was awe inspiring. This album had some life changing sonic moments and if this doesn't win a Grammy, I'M SUING! 😂

LOOOVe this album! Also LOOOOOVE the shirt!!!!!!!

I think what I love the absolute most about the album is that this is Halsey's emergence into motherhood, but if you didn't know it, you'd never guess in most of the songs. Out of all of their albums, this is by far my favorite. I genuinely can't wait until the movie is out on HBO Max.

my top 5 are #1 1121 #2 honey #3 you asked for this now #4 easier than lying #5 the tradition

Been a fan since my daughter introduced them to me on the way to an Owl City concert. The first song I heard from them was Control. I related to that on such a visceral level!

I’m here for it

Album of the year along side w When Facing The Things We Turned Away From.

I love this album

Piece of art.

You have amazing hair, Steven.

This album is such a masterpiece