Of Eden ( Slowed ) - East

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

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 east of eden ( slowed )