Released: 2024
“I Had Some Help” by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen spins a narrative of a couple parting ways, with both dealing with their own fair share of blame. The track’s overall message is one of shared blame and how it’s critical to admitting your faults instead of pointing fingers. This piece resonates strongly with listeners who’ve danced with heartache and shared accounts of failed relationships.
In the first verse, delivered by Post Malone, he laments about his partner blaming him for their problems. Posty feels her hypocrisy when she labels him ‘crazy,’ disregarding her own faults: “Why’d you throw them stones if you had a wild hair of your own or two?”. The nerve of living in a glass house and throwing stones is a classic way of calling out someone’s double standards.
The chorus, which is a repeating element in the song, underscores the shared responsibility in their failed relationship. The phrase “I had some help” refers to the mutual contribution to their “mess”. Posty uses the metaphor of a bottle to symbolize unhealthy coping mechanisms, making it clear that both of them are equally at fault.
In verse 2, Morgan Wallen’s lines reveal the partner’s denial of her role in their breakup, with a bit of karma theme: “Guess it’s catchin’ up to you, huh”. He also rebuts any notion of sainthood between them, highlighting more flaws and the impossibility to ignore them: “I ain’t an angel, you ain’t heaven-sent. Can’t wash our hands of this”.
The bridge brings their voices together, demonstrating the unity in their blame game. “It takes two to break a heart in two, ooh… Aw, if that ain’t the truth”—emphasizing that it indeed takes two to tango in love and chaos alike.
“I Had Some Help” is a raw, introspective analysis of a failed relationship, resonating a bitter truth that it takes two to create and destroy a beautiful bond. So, pull up and get yourself a vibe lesson from Malone and Wallen, because, in relationships, teamwork does make the dream work—and the nightmare too.
