Eden ( Slowed ) | East Of

The song heavily echoes John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name, particularly the struggle for free will ("timshel") and the desire for unconditional love .

Slowing the track alters its fundamental energy, shifting it from "energetic" to "hypnotic". east of eden ( slowed )

While the original song is a "pop-dubstep anthem" about Zella Day’s own transition from her small Arizona hometown to Los Angeles, the slowed version draws out the literary and biblical allusions that ground the track: The song heavily echoes John Steinbeck’s novel of

The title and lyrics reference the Book of Genesis, specifically the banishment of Cain to the "East of Eden". Lines such as "keep me from the cages"

Lines such as "keep me from the cages" and "denim sky unbuttoned down the middle" take on a more melancholic, yearning quality when the tempo is reduced. The "Slowed + Reverb" Aesthetic