Nèbla – Poison In My Heart

A bittersweet dark glimmer from France

From the very first second, Nèbla's Poison In My Heart blows me away – finally, anoth­er mel­an­chol­ic, fresh synth pop song from France that dares to com­bine dynam­ics and emo­tion in one breath. The track works thanks to its many son­ic twists and subtle tempo changes, which sur­prise me every time.

These syn­thes­izers – bold, crisp, sound­ing like real ana­logue devices – make the sound so tan­gible, almost glar­ingly nos­tal­gic, but nev­er cheesy. The drops are per­fectly placed, the effects nev­er seem arbit­rary, but like tar­geted little blows to the heart.

Lyrically, the line ‘Poison in my heart’ hits me right in the feels: hurt as a moment of intox­ic­a­tion, bit­ter­sweet, just my thing. You can feel the dark­ness, that dis­tant long­ing that Nèbla keeps so beau­ti­fully French and cool. An awe­some track – hon­est, intense, with real bite. More of this, please.

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Lyrics of "Nèbla – Poison In My Heart"

We don't look forever hard to see that far
We don't look forever hard de peur du noir
Still we wander in the night without a star
We don't look forever hard to see for real

You took delight
In tak­ing down
My bold façade
My sol­id crown

You let it rain
You're going down
You're the dev­il dancer
Twisted clown

The north wind will blow
My love across
The cold veins of this
Dramatic town

You won't come round
You're outward-bound
Oh, chas­ing distances

Poison in my heart,
Without warn­ing, tears apart.
You put sweet pois­on in my heart,
Without warn­ing, you attack.
You put sweet pois­on in my heart,
Without warn­ing, tear apart

Poison in my heart,
Without warn­ing, tears apart.
You put sweet pois­on in my heart,
Without warn­ing, you attack.
You put sweet pois­on in my heart,
Without warn­ing, tear apart
You put sweet pois­on in my heart,
Without warn­ing, you attack