10 Best The 1975 Songs Ranked

The 1975's charismatic frontman has developed a distinctive ability to define feelings and thoughts creativity without losing the casual, imperfect nature of how people actually think and talk. The (Sometimes) in this song refers to the way in which suicidal ideation can override perspective, can make the victim of its grip feel as though they have always and will always feel this terrible, when it isn’t true.

Matty Healy captures this brilliantly, with tenderness and defiance perfectly complimented by lush instrumentation and a string section outro. The chorus is a soaring falsetto, full of layered vocals and reverb. The song overall is a beautiful tribute to defiance in the face of your own demons, and everything about the track works towards achieving this cathartic, inspirational tone.

Standout lyric:

You build it to a high to say goodbye/ Because you're not the same as them/ But your death, it won't happen to you/ It happens to your family and your friends/ I pretend/ And I always wanna die Sometimes I always wanna die Sometimes