Arlo Parks – Ambiguous Desire

Arlo Parks drops two new tracks “Heaven” & “2SIDED” from forthcoming album Ambiguous Desire

Arlo Parks has always written like she’s gently sitting beside you on the bus, pointing out the poetry in your internal chaos. With “Heaven” and “2SIDED”, she sharpens that gift — one hand still offering comfort, the other quietly gripping a blade.

“Heaven” drifts in first, weightless and warm. It’s classic Arlo in spirit: hushed vocals, soft-focus production, and lyrics that feel handwritten in the margins of a well-loved book. There’s a tenderness here that doesn’t beg for attention — it simply exists, glowing faintly, confidently. The track feels like a deep breath taken mid-spiral, a reminder that calm isn’t something you earn, it’s something you allow. Floaty, yes — but never flimsy.

Then comes “2SIDED”, and suddenly the softness cracks. The beat hits a little harder, the mood turns inward, more conflicted. Arlo leans into duality: strength versus vulnerability, self-protection versus self-sabotage. Her voice remains composed, almost deceptively so, as the lyrics unpack emotional whiplash with surgical precision. It’s the sound of someone who knows their shadows intimately — and isn’t afraid to name them.

Together, “Heaven” and “2SIDED” feel like companion pieces: one offering solace, the other self-interrogation. Arlo Parks doesn’t reinvent herself here — she refines, deepens, and quietly reminds us why her voice still matters. No grand gestures. No forced crescendos. Just emotional intelligence, perfectly tuned.

Ambiguous Desire out April 3, 2026 via Transgressive Records.

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Lyrics_ Heaven

[Verse 1]
I wish I had the language
To tell you the way this feels, this feels
You're embedded in me like mascara
My arm under the bridge, watching Kelly spin plates

[Chorus]
Bodies in the summer breeze
Concrete, wash it with metallic green
Let's get involved
Let's get involved
Adidas and gasoline
My friends, spilling out into the streets
Let's get involved
Let's get involved

[Post-Chorus]
Until the dawn breaks (Oh)
Until the dawn breaks

[Verse 2]
Are you lеtting go?
Do you just want time to freeze?
Well, I think somеtimes it's both, yeah
There's a space you find between
When I catch a glimpse of heaven, I
Know I can't take it with me
Maybe knowing that is closure, closure

[Chorus]
Bodies in the summer breeze
Concrete, wash it with metallic green
Let's get involved
Let's get involved
Diet Coke and kitten heels
My friends, spilling out into the streets
Let's get involved
Let's get involved

[Post-Chorus]
Until the dawn breaks (Oh)
Until the dawn breaks (Oh)
Until the dawn breaks

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