Gavin Paul
Oct 8, 2012
Stood in the rain and watched you go/I feel a lump in my throat
from JOY lyrics by Ellie Goulding
Channeling a little upper-register Houston in this pastoral-cum-explosive choir-backed hymn, all is uplifting until wising up to what she’s going on about. A dramatic rain scene, a lump in the throat, and a literal iteration of the song title all in the starting verse marred by more sad robot speak.