Never Knows Best – Hell

When synth pop embraces hell

With their song “Hell”, Never Knows Best deliv­er a dark synth pop track that clearly bears the hall­marks of dark wave and post-punk. The sound is crisp and pleas­antly bass-heavy, instantly cre­at­ing a dense atmo­sphere. I find the extremely var­ied vocals par­tic­u­larly fas­cin­at­ing; they lend the verses and the chor­us their own dis­tinct­ive, strik­ing character.

Lyrically, the song tackles themes such as self-doubt, emo­tion­al entan­gle­ments and self-imposed dark­ness, with lines like “Is this hell? We can’t find our way out / We built it ourselves” aptly reflect­ing a sense of being lost. Ultimately, this track builds on the atmo­spher­ic style that I’d already come to appre­ci­ate back in January with their release ‘Something From Nothing’, and seam­lessly main­tains that stand­ard. The res­ult is an extremely catchy synth pop track that had me hooked from the very first moment.

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Lyrics of "Never Knows Best – Hell"

I thought we were through this, but we've only taken steps
The fool­ish way we flirt with death
But I digress
Will we forever be
Taken in by charlatans
We can't help ourselves, can't suss it out
Void of com­mon sense

Is this hell?
We can't find our way out
We built it ourselves
Is any­body else out there?

Now through a glass darkly
Do we peer in the mirror
In its tar­nished glint
Do we trans­mit all our fears
Will we suc­cumb to violence
That's hid­den in our tears
Become wanted then, in our own lands
Darkness on our heels

Is this hell?
We can't find a way out
We built it ourselves
Is any­body else out there?

Is this hell
We can't find a way out
We built it ourselves
Is any­body else out there?
Out there