The Feels (feat. Zendaya)

Labrinth's song 'The Feels' featuring Zendaya is a powerful portrayal of the overwhelming and transformative experience of falling in love. The lyrics use vivid metaphors to describe the impact of love on the narrator's life, likening it to being struck by a truck and touched by God. These intense images suggest that love has left the narrator feeling vulnerable and altered in a profound way, as if they've been left 'for dead' or electrified by a divine force.

The chorus of the song captures the disorienting sensation of being deeply in love, where reality becomes blurred ('Don't know what's real, real') and the person feels lost in their emotions ('I'm in my feels'). The phrase 'in my feels' is a colloquial way of saying that one is deeply immersed in their emotions. The narrator describes themselves as a 'ghost, gone missing,' which could symbolize the loss of their former self to the overwhelming power of love. The repetition of the word 'feels' emphasizes the depth and complexity of these emotions.

The song also touches on the addictive nature of love ('intoxicated with your drug'), suggesting that the narrator is consumed by their feelings to the point of obsession. The physical descriptions of a racing bloodstream and pulsing heartbeat further illustrate the visceral, almost uncontrollable nature of their love. Labrinth and Zendaya's collaboration brings a soulful and intense energy to the song, conveying the transformative and consuming nature of love through both the lyrics and the emotive delivery of the music.