“Don’t Look at Me Like That, Eyes on the Pavement” — Chloe Moriondo I Eat Boys Track Review
Chloe’s back with another single, and she’s out for blood! I Eat Boys is the newest single from the rising star, Chloe Moriondo, and is the lead single for her newest project, Blood Bunny. Here’s what I thought of the bone-chilling track.
I Eat Boys starts with a soft, upbeat guitar track that lulls us into a sense of security. It’s simple and sets up for a pretty standard pop song — this facade is then promptly shattered as Chloe’s vocals begin on the pre-chorus. Chloe sings about the unwanted attention she is getting from some creepy dude. This is a very unfortunate reality that a majority of women have endured and it is nice to see an artist highlight this sensitive issue in an interesting and eccentric manner. The pre-chorus sets up the story and ends with a threat made by the protagonist to her pursuer that totally flips the power dynamic.
The chorus then comes in strong with a cheery demeanor, but dark undertones. Chloe’s lyrics about gruesome cannibalism juxtapose perfectly with the colorful pop composition. This is a great chorus in my opinion. It's fun and catchy without being annoying and repetitive. She takes back control of this situation in this fictional setting through her violent tendencies, showing how done she is with this kind of behavior and how consistently it occurs. Of course, Chloe would never murder and eat someone (at least I hope she wouldn’t), but this is the reality that she is trying to convey — situations like this make women want to act violently and turn the tide of fear. They want to make those men, who make them fearful to go out at night, be fearful themselves.
The post-chorus is almost identical to the pre-chorus with one minor adjustment. Now, instead of the protagonist being scared, the pursuer is fearful — this is showcased by the change of the line “Walking but my legs are shaking” in the pre-chorus to “Now your legs are shaking” in the post-chorus. A bit of a subtle change, but it helps the overall world-building and storytelling.
The second verse’s main purpose is to articulate that this isn’t a one-time event. The person that the protagonist is after has done something like this before — and the protagonist has been plotting her revenge. This is just hammering home the point that situations like this are all too common for women today. She then ends the verse with some more gruesome lyrics, adding to the pastel horror aesthetic of this whole track — which I must say, I am loving. This leads us into another chorus and post-chorus before fading out with the simple pop guitar that kicked off the track, bringing us full circle.
I very much enjoyed this track and it has me excited for what else we will see on Blood Bunny, as the name and cover suggest it will be in the same “pastel horror” vein as I Eat Boys. I think this track gets its message across well while still being a solid song. I love how the softer pop production clashes with the gory lyrics — it provides enough dissonance that it keeps your attention, but not so much that there is a disconnect. A person passively listening to this song might be vibing to the peppy melodies and happy guitar, but then they hear the lyrics and it immediately interests them. I believe that is what a good song should do.
I know I’ll be streaming Blood Bunny when it comes out on May 7th — and not just out of fear that she’ll eat me too!
