Wasting no time with an intro, Ellis King’s song “Crocodile Tears” is not one to miss. Track three on her new EP, Better Luck, “Crocodile Tears” highlights King’s emotive voice and ability to put situations that have hurt her into something productive. King stated that this track is about “dating someone who didn’t care as much about me as I did about them and them knowing from the start”. The title is an idiom used to describe a fake display of emotion, which is exactly the point King is trying to highlight. Throughout her lyrics, she shares that her ex never genuinely loved her, and that the limitations of their relationship stemmed from his lack of honesty.
King’s soundscape starts calm and simplistic, with just a guitar and a piano line underneath the first verse. She opens the song with “I put up a whole facade / And you tore it down / I guess I can say thank you for that”. As the verse ends and we proceed into the chorus, cymbals crash and the song explodes into a cacophony of emotions. She sings, “Credit to your crocodile tears / Yeah they go undefeated / And after all the years of applause / Could you please just stay seated”. She belts her heart out on these lines, showing true emotion and heartbreak. She stays strong, however, and knows that it is better to let this relationship end now, rather than stick around in a situation that only makes her feel worse.
Born in Tasmania and now based in Melbourne, Australia, Ellis King is on the rise. Armed with a music industry education, King is partnered with Collective Artists, an independent booking agency based in Australia. With a sound similar to that of Gracie Abrams, Maisie Peters and Lizzy McAlpine, King is jumping right into the indie-pop scene with ease. With almost 20,000 monthly Spotify listeners amassed in the past year since King started releasing music, she is no doubt going to take the world by storm. Make sure to follow the social medias below to stay tuned for more music from Ellis King.
Written By Tessa Maddaloni
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