Ella Mai is back. Yes, weβre being serious.
Itβs time to lock in honeybees because Ella Mai is back with a new EP that fans have been begging for since her last album release, Heart On My Sleeve, in 2022. Luckily, Ella Mai never makes a bad song, so when she surprised us with this new EP (on her birthday!) we knew it would be a feast for the ears. If youβve been an Ella fan since the beginning, then this one is for you. We love it when our favorite artists release special projects just for the fans!Β
βThe number 3, often referred to as the number of joy, is linked to communication and happiness, perfectly aligning with the uplifting spirit of this release.β
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As we go through each of our favorite lyrics from this 3, you can stream the songs with us!
βSay youβre the one for me, well, we gonβ see/Checkmate and call me your queen/Next move, yes, better be your bestβ
The first track on 3, βHearts On Deck,β is our definition of the perfect way to open an EP. Itβs a pop song fused with Ellaβs classic take on R&B, which we know and love her for. In this song, we loved how she took the game of chess and weaved it into her lyrics. Using keywords like βcheckmateβ and βqueenβ was genius, and we hope that she incorporates these unique visuals into a potential music video in the future.
βTatted on his back, a work of art, itβs such a sightβ
The second track, βOne Of These,β got us up and moving out of our seats! We just might have to say that this track is our favorite from the EP! Our favorite lyrical moment happened at the beginning of the song. We can only assume Ellaβs name is tattooed on someoneβs back, which is, of course, a work of art in itself. Who wants to get βThe Honey POPβ tattooed on them next!?
We canβt talk about the lyrics in this song without mentioning the addition of a viral meme at the end. Adding the viral meme βyou better come up here and get you one of theseβ¦ it’s a chicken saladβ was (another) genius move on Ellaβs part. This meme has taken up our FYP all of 2024!
βBe right hΠ΅re when you’re wakin’ up/Breakfast on the table, know you like/Eggs and they’re all scrambled up/Pancakes, bacon, OJ on the sideβ
The final song on this EP, βLittle Things,β was a great way to close out the project. Our favorite lyrical moment? Of course, it’s when she talked about breakfast foods. Who doesnβt love a good breakfast moment? The way these lyrics just roll off the tongue so smoothly makes us even more obsessed with this song. We wonder what Ella Maiβs breakfast routine looks likeβ¦
What did you think of the lyrics we picked? Which of the three songs from 3 did you enjoy the most? Let us know in the comments below or by buzzing with us on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook π
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