Hellbent

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Hellbent by Janani K. Jha

About Hellbent

“Hellbent” is a song about agency; about the choices we make that are sometimes confusing to even ourselves. It is Janani’s take on the famous poem by Fiona Apple, “Rewriting Icarus.” .

Hellbent Lyrics

[00:01.40] Here’s the tale I’ve come to tell
[00:06.04] Of two options when it comes to Hell
[00:10.84] Simmer in the ashes
[00:13.16] Let the flames lick your thighs, or
[00:16.08] Go through it and back and fall out the other side
[00:20.48] Watch me fall from grace
[00:25.08] Just to see if things will change
[00:30.16] Life was full of only dead ends
[00:35.76] Now I’m hellbent
[00:41.73] Showtime, but I’m gettin’ stage fright
[00:46.48] Wanna roll dice, but I’m scared of snake eyes
[00:50.52] Now I’m tired of the late nights
[00:54.19] Uninspired as a playwright
[00:56.52] May I take five and fall by the wayside?
[01:02.16] When things get predictable I just wanna scream
[01:07.04] Watch me fall from grace (watch me fall from)
[01:12.36] So things will change (just so things will change)
[01:16.61] Life was full of only dead ends
[01:22.24] Now I’m hellbent
[01:27.24] Can’t stop me now
[01:29.16] I’m already on the way down
[01:31.96] Saw the edge and then I shook
[01:34.28] Then I leapt before I looked, uh
[01:37.48] Can’t stop me now
[01:39.40] I’m already on the way down
[01:42.05] Saw the edge and then I shook
[01:44.56] Then I leapt before I looked, uh
[01:48.48] Always work hard, and I always play safe
[01:52.96] Fuck it, I jumped off, now listen to that heart rate
[01:57.88] If I want it all to pay off
[02:00.76] Must embrace a little chaos
[02:03.56] I won’t play God, but maybe I’ll play Dante
[02:09.20] When things get predictable I just wanna scream
[02:13.52] Can’t stop me now (now)
[02:15.60] I’m already on the way down
[02:18.32] Saw the ledge and then I shook (I shook)
[02:20.59] Then I leapt before I looked, uh (no)
[02:25.78] Here’s the tale I’ve come to tell
[02:30.30] Of two options when it comes to Hell:
[02:35.55] Burn right into ashes
[02:36.79] Let the flames take your fight, or
[02:40.54] Go through it and back and fall out the other side
[02:45.93] I’ll fall from grace
[02:50.42] So things will change
[02:54.63] Life was full of only dead ends
[03:00.42] Now I’m hellbent
[03:05.30]

From the album: The Rest of the Laurels