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Riff: The Weeknd – “Ordinary Life”

Nov 29, 2016

Valhalla is where all the righteous are led/Mulholland is where all the damned will be kept/Devil on my lap and a cross on my neck/Cross on my neck, cross on my neck

from Ordinary Life lyrics by The Weeknd

He’s being dark and mysterious, thinking that being damned somehow equates to artistry. It’s the old tortured soul routine, which is a transparent move even for him. All the bellyaching makes for a needlessly dramatic play that can be figured out within moments of the opening scene. The beat is touched with a very special type of gaudiness that makes it perfect for the sobfest that’s unfolding.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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