the original makes me wanna dance, this version makes me cry and emotional.

This versions sounds so sad... That i almost cried

Halsey: *art is not what I create, what I create is chaos* Me: *honey that's the same way I feel every time I enter art class*

for everyone wondering, "stripped" basically means it's a toned down, moodier version of the original. instead of a sub 128bpm house track it's basically just piano and airy synths with minimal percussive efforts to better emphasize the vocals. should also note that the chord change is f# to g# to a#m throughout whereas the original focuses more on beginning the verses with the a#m and transitioning to g# and then f#; reversing the chord progression seemed to aim the song to create a different listening anticipation and a more morose phrase resolution

"Art is not what I create. What I create... Is chaos." Every Fanfic writer/ author EVER.

where the original had beat, this has soul.

I love the stripped audio but I love the line in the original "You were red, and you liked me because I was blue. Then you touched me and suddenly I was a lilac sky; then you decided purple just wasn't for you.."

The original was something you could dance to at a party and take no notice of the lyrics. The stripped version is something you listen to whilst sitting on your own, lonely and trying to figure out what went wrong. The original has beat. The stripped has soul. The same song, different versions, different feelings.

This version feels like the moment when you see someone you use to love and both of you freeze, staring into each other's eyes. It seems as though time has stopped completely and you can see the moments you shared playing in the space between you, but you know that it'll never happen again. It's lovely and sad and beautiful all at once.

The normal studio version sounds like her admitting a relationship isn't the best, but she's willing to try. The live version sounds like she's remembering what's left of him in a dream. This version sounds like she's mourning the potential.

It's almost sad, but it's kind of a happy song. Makes me feel weird AF. Great song tho.

I love this more than a little too much.

died at the 'I create chaos' part

PLAY THIS AT MY FUNERAL

this version makes me think If im living or just surviving

This song has always spoken a lot to me and since everyone is posting their interpretation I thought I'd go ahead and post mine. I feel this song is about being with someone that has depression, sung from the perspective of their partner. You are able to hear the sadness, "everything is blue his pills, his hands, his jeans." You're able to hear the despair, "everything is gray, his hair, his smoke, his dreams" You're watching the person you're in love with lose themselves and there isn't anything you can do to save them.

If what she creates is chaos then I wouldn't mind living in her chaos for the rest of my life.

"Art is not what I create. What I create is chaos." I get a life is strange vibe from this video!

this song somehow captures the frustration and longing of having the one you love fall apart right in front of you. its sad and it hurts but there's a happiness about being with them despite it all

If I close my eyes while listening I can see the universe. This song is trascendent in a way that’s not describable. It feels like I’m floating in an ocean of stars and it’s beautiful.

will never get enough of colors actually. no matter what version it is

i just got a pair of really good earbuds and i listened to this and im legit crying in the middle of my school's library. her voice is too beautiful

there's something so dark and intense about this version. there's this sense of urgency and desperation in her voice, and so much emotion. i'm a sucker for emotion. i love it.♡

I don’t know why people give her so much hate, she’s an amazing vocalist/artist. She’s doing better in life than a lot of this awful people are.

I feel as if this song just brushed against my inner soul Those deep, quiet, peaceful, but a bit sad, parts where my mind hardly goes to Those parts when you're just with yourself, and where nobody else can enter Where you can just think about everything and see how beautiful it is

Her "stripped" songs are the best..

I imagine a story for this [version of the] song to go like this: this is a boy, and he looks up to his best friend with everything he has. his best friend is going through some tough times, his best friend is depressed, self harming. this is the original boy's struggle to be the light to his darkness. but, the original boy slowly starts to fall into depression. this is the second boy's song to the first to show the first that he is worth it, that it's okay and it can get better.

You can hear the passion in her voice

Petition to have a stripped version for every song Halsey does pls 🙋🏻

I'm shocked by how good this sounds

‘Art is not what I create, what I create is chaos...’ THAT IS ME EVERY TIME I LOOK AT A DRAWING OR ARTWORK IVE DONE :)

For some reason this song not only moves my heart but my very soul and being.

THIS IS WAYY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL VERSION.

It feels like halseys true style is hidden behind all these layers of regurgitated pop, so it's nice to hear a stripped version. I think development will come with simplification, and that we're hearing more of halsey's real voice in this.

Your little brother never tells you but he loves you so You said your mother only smiled on her tv show You're only happy when your sorry head is filled with dope I hope you make it to the day you're twenty-eight years old You're dripping like a saturated sunrise You're spilling like an overflowing sink You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece And now i'm tearing through the pages and the ink Everything is blue His pills, his hands, his jeans And now i'm covered in the colors pull apart at the seams And it's blue And it's blue Everything is grey His hair, his smoke, his dreams And now he's so devoid of color He don't know what it means And he's blue And he's blue You were a vision in the morning when the light came through I know I've only felt religion when i've lied with you You said you'll never be forgiven till your boys are too And I'm still waking every morning but it's not with you You're dripping like a saturated sunrise You're spilling like an overflowing sink You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece And now I'm tearing through the pages and the ink Everything is blue His pills, his hands, his jeans And now I'm covered in the colors Pull apart at the seams And it's blue And it's blue Everything is grey His hair, his smoke, his dreams And now he's so devoid of color He don't know what it means And he's blue And he's blue You were red, and you liked me because I was blue But you touched me, and suddenly I was a lilac sky Then you decided purple just wasn't for you Everything is blue His pills, his hands, his jeans And now I'm covered in the colors pull apart at the seams And it's blue And it's blue Everything is grey His hair, his smoke, his dreams And now he's so devoid of color He don't know what it means And he's blue And he's blue

3 year’s ago today this stripped audio was released and it’s so beautiful the lyrics hits me so hard I love this Halsey voice is one of a kind and I’m glad I heard this song from her 💙💙

do you know those songs that feels like it's feeding your soul and your chest feels physically light when you're listening to it? this is one of those songs.

Yes Halsey. You make art.

I had chills... Halsey has an incredibly powerful voice

when she soars on the high note it wrecks me EVERY DAMN TIME

"Art is not what I create, what I create is chaos" *calls tattoo artist* "I have an emergency, when can you take me in?"

I prefer this over the original. It speaks to my soul so much and complete love fills my heart everytime.

This is the song you play when you're alone in your room with the lights dimmed and the speakers on. Sitting there lying and thinking about the depths of anything. The song you play on a roof at four am on a Saturday staring into the moon. The song you play out while it snows and you're alone watching the chaos settle around you.

i don't care about the storyline created in the original music video. I will always associate this song as an encouragement to anyone and everyone who feels like they're failing at life. This song comforts me in some sort of way. The color blue represents the feeling of calmness, grey represents dullness i cant explain this

ASHLEY STOP MESSING WITH MY FEELINGS

god, the emotion in her voice..

0:10 seconds in and I already have goosebumps... I'm either very cold or this song is a *colorful masterpiece.*

It's truly amazing how the lack of something can give so much more meaning.

I'm not crying, you're crying.

Halsey should make stripped versions of all her songs. Her voice is just so beautiful

her voice sound so much more powerful here. I can actually feel emotions here.

That “art is not what I create; I create chaos” hit me pretty hard.

This sounds so... sad ...compared to the normal version...

Halsey: 'Art is not I create.. what I create is chaos' Me: dies inside

Everything is grey His hair, his smoke, his dreams And now he's so devoid of color He don't know what it means

That Halsey quote was sooo cool! It reminds me of another quote I heard. They're kinda close, but here's is chaos and his is darkness. “I preach darkness. I don't inspire hope-only shadows. It's up to you to find the light in my words.” ― Charles Lee

"I'm not crying, I just have something in my eye" Yeah it's called emotions

i think i just fell in love with her a little more than i already have

This is just such an amazing version. This and “Bad Liar” stripped audio is also amazing.

Can't tell you how many times I've listened to this song and have cried. I'll tell ya, every time.

This is the Halsey I fell in love with

"Art is not what I create... What I create, is chaos."

The way she says "everything is blue"😍😍 Especially the blue❤️

This version is by far my favorite...so raw and powerful.

help.... i cant stop listening to this version of colors. its just so addictive, beautiful... this is art. and yes halsey, you make me a complete mess

This version gives me anxiety, it's like i'm facing death for a couple of minutes

"Art is not what i create..what i create is chaos.."

The stripped songs make me so emotional and I don't even know why it just hits me in the feels

OMFG THIS STRIPPER IS JUST BEAUTIFUL :0

*scrolls through bunch of remixes* *stops dramatically at stripped version*

halsey's becoming more famous and it's giving me high blood pressure

This is an extremely emotional song when you listen to it. The stripped version really exposes that.

Anyone else love the way she says "blue" in this lol

Beautiful. Now I want a Badlands stripped version.

Literally crying. Masterpiece ❤️

This song.. I'm speechless. 💛

best version possible

i can finally listen to it legally

This is the most vulnerable song I’ve heard in ages

I want someone to not only see me by my looks but by my personality and uniqueness and to look at me like a “masterpiece”💙

halsey is a masterpiece.

This version is hauntingly beautiful

The first verse and chorus of this song reminds me so much of my dad, who's struggled with depression and suicidal tendencies.. there's so much raw emotion in this version I couldn't help but bawl

If this isn't played at my funeral, I'm not dying!

Definitely my fav version 🦄💖

Art is not what I create, what I create is chaos This is my new quote that I will live for

queen

This version of the song makes me think of those moments when the grief of unrequited love really hits you. When you're watching him from a distance but he'll never even see you. When you're in the shower, letting the water run down your body as you dwell on how much you love him and realize he wouldn't even glance at you. When you're sitting by the window watching the rain pour down as he's out with his girlfriend.

Art is not what I create; what I create is chaos.

This is better than the original! You can actually hear the true beauty of the song and halseys voice. Beautiful.

This is super good oml im gettig chills

Awesome filled with electric burst!

is like hearing a angel singing. artists like this that should be on the number 1 on o itunes

gasoline/control stripped pls

I only found out today this isnt the original audio. I tried it but I like this one so much better

Wow, this version sounds so crisp and clear.... I love it!

I like this more than the original :3 *tbh*

"Art is not what I create. What I create is chaos." *IM GONNA MAKE THIS MY SENIOR QUOTE XD*

this is absolute art....creating chaos within me....💖💖💖

this sounds way better than the other version