I think they're two completely different concepts. Writing is all about where you're at and "saying what you see," to use a cliché. It's very easy to write a heartbreak song when you're heartbroken, and easy to write a love song when you're in love.
Do you find it more fun to write love songs versus heartbreak songs? Or did you miss writing heartbreak songs on this album? NIALL HORAN for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Niall Horan promises to put on a good Show with his ‘mature’ third album: 'There’s no heartbreak on this one’
when hozier said "the only heaven i'll be sent to is when i'm alone with you" or when niall horan said "your touch is made of something heaven can't hold a candle to" or when lewis capaldi said "the blue in your eyes, the kind of blasphemy that makes a congregation cry" or when noah kahan said "there was heaven in your eyes, i was not baptized" or when halsey said "i found god, i found him in a lover" or when taylor swift said "i know heaven's a thing, i go there when you touch me" or when the goo goo dolls said "you're the closest to heaven that i'll ever be" and then hozier also said "heaven is not fit to house a love like you and i" and niall horan also said "if it's this good way down here what's it like up there high in heaven?" and lewis capaldi also said "i found salvation in the form of your grace" and halsey also said "i've only felt religion when i've lied with you" because i have never been to heaven, but if it exists, i hope it feels like being loved
There's no doubt that she first heard the song completely for the first time in her home studio in LA.
YN is seated on one of the couches against the wall with her legs tucked underneath her as she patiently waits for one of her dear friends to show her what he's been working on.
Niall sits nervously on one of the swiveling chairs in front of the huge panel of buttons and sliders. He clicks away on the computer desktop and before he's ready to press play, he smiles when YN says, "Better turn that shit up, Ni."
After sliding one of the sliders at a high volume, he clicks the space bar allowing the track to start.
He cackles when he sees her once relaxed demeanor turn giddy instantly. She puts her hands to the sides of her head with a bright smile at the beautiful sound of his harmony arrangement at the song's beginning.
She grooves her head to the funky beat of the song while paying attention to the lyrics and the instrumental bits.
And when the chorus comes on, she's already singing along from the little snippets he's put out on TikTok.
When the second verse plays, she puts her hands to her chest and lets herself fall to the velvet green couch at the pretty lyrics.
But by the end of the bridge, she's up on her feet and dancing along to the rest of the song. Niall joins her and soon they're both screaming the lyrics at the top of their lungs.
I just thought that (You Could Start A Cult) would be a great title for a love song, and to flip it on its head. I just got to writing a love song that sounded so extravagant, and the lyrics were gonna be huge. It's quite a small song, but some of the statements are quite large. And I love the irony of having a title like that — it sounding very angry, but it's not. It's a love song, at the end of the day.
I read that track 6, "You Should Start a Cult," was inspired by you and your girlfriend watching true-crime shows. Was there a specific show that gave you the idea? NIALL HORAN for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Niall Horan promises to put on a good Show with his 'mature' third album: 'There's no heartbreak on this one'