[Verse 1]
They told me once, nothing grows
When a house ain't a home
Is it true, honestly
When it's all a part of me?
A couple years of waiting rooms
Finding God, and lose Him too
Wanna scream, but what's the use?

[Pre-Chorus]
Lyin' awake, and I stare at the door
I just can't take it no more
They told me it's useless, there's no hope in store

But somehow I just want you more

[Chorus]
I want you more
Somehow, I just want you more
I want you more
Somehow, I just want you more

[Verse 2]
Wooden floors and little feet
A flower bud in concrete
Feelin' so incomplete
Wonder will we ever meet?

And would you know it right away
How hard I tried to see your face?
A little screen, a photograph, mine to take

[Pre-Chorus]
I sit and I stare at your clothes in the drawer
I cry and my knuckles get sore
'Cause I still believe it won't be like before
And now, somehow, I just want you more

[Chorus]
I want you more
Somehow, I just want you more
I want you more
Somehow, I just want you more

[Bridge]
And when you decide it's your time to arrive
I've loved you for all of my life
And nothing could stop me from giving a try
I've loved you for all of my life

[Chorus]
Loved you more
Somehow, I still love you more
Love you more
Somehow, I still love you more

[Outro]
(Loved you more)
(Somehow, I still love you more)
(Love you more)
(Somehow, I still love you more)

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About

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On March 25, 2019, Halsey tweeted about her personal health, particularly her endometriosis. In the tweet she also revealed that she has had 3 miscarriages, one of which occurred during her August 2015 Vevo LIFT performance.

Throughout “More”, Halsey longs for her unborn child, confessing that her trials and tribulations have increased her love for the future baby. One effect of endometriosis is fertility issues, which almost lead to Halsey freezing her eggs. After some lifestyle changes, her doctors decided this was not necessary, with Halsey telling Rolling Stone in June 2019:

I was like, ‘Wait, what did you just say? Did you just say I can have kids?’ It was like the reverse of finding out you have a terminal illness.

In January 2021, Halsey revealed she was pregnant with her first child.

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What did Halsey say about "More"?
Genius Answer

This was the most personal song to write. I wrote the lyrics to this one in less than 5 minutes. It’s a love song, but not tot a romantic partner. To someone in the universe who doesn’t exist yet. But will one day…

Halsey, via Spotify


I’ve been really open about my struggles with reproductive health, about wanting to freeze my eggs and having endometriosis and things like that. For a long time, I didn’t think that having a family was something I was going to be able to do, and it’s very, very important to me. Then one day my OB-GYN tells me it’s looking like I maybe can, and I was so moved. It felt like this ascension into a different kind of womanhood. All of a sudden, everything is different. I’m not going to go tour myself to death because I have nothing else to do and I’m overcompensating for not being able to have this other thing that I really want. Now, I have a choice. I’ve never had a choice before. Lido and I built the fading instrumental at the end of the song to sound like a sonogram, like you were hearing the sounds from inside a womb. It’s one of the most special songs I’ve ever made.

– Halsey, via Apple Music

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Release Date
January 17, 2020
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