complexity Lyrics – Madison Beer | from “locket”

Madison Beer’s locket snaps open wider with “complexity,” a labyrinthine lullaby off her upcoming third album of the same name, dropping January 16, 2026, via Epic Records and Sing It Loud, where tangled desires twist into something dangerously addictive.

This unreleased gem, track nine on the 11-song set, captures Beer’s knack for turning emotional quicksand into sonic silk: breathy confessions over LOSTBOY and Leroy Clampitt’s production wizardry—think velvet synths that coil like smoke, subtle bass throbs echoing unspoken regrets, and a chorus hook that blooms like a bruise you can’t stop pressing. It’s indie-pop with a noir edge, blending her vocal fragility with electronic whispers that nod to early Imogen Heap while flirting with modern alt-R&B haze.

Thematically, it’s Beer dissecting love’s messy math: the push-pull of wanting simplicity in chaos, where “you’re the variable I can’t solve” lands like a gut-whisper, unpacking vulnerability as both armor and ache. Co-written in a rain-soaked LA session last spring, it’s her rawest pivot yet—no grand gestures, just the quiet storm of overthinking a flame that flickers wrong. Fans got the first taste in her cryptic TikTok teaser two weeks back, a 15-second clip of her in a dimly lit studio, voice cracking on the bridge, sparking “this is her Slow Dancing sequel” threads everywhere.

Locket, as Beer spilled to Rolling Stone, is her “vessel for the fragments”—delicate chains holding memories, heartbreaks, and half-truths, inspired by heirloom trinkets from her grandma’s drawer. It’s a 40-minute mosaic of polished ache: kicking off with the ethereal “locket theme,” cruising through flirty bops like “yes baby” and the One Love-helmed “angel wings,” dipping into nocturnal confessions on “for the night,” and gut-punches like “bittersweet.” Standouts include the infatuated swirl of “make you mine” and the solo-penned “you’re still everything,” all curated with creative director Aerin Moreno’s soft-focus aesthetic—think pearlized visuals and Polaroid poetry. No bloated runtime; just Beer’s chaos distilled, proving she’s curating confessions like a jeweler sets stones.

Beer’s blooming into her boldest self at 26, two years past Silence Between Songs’ Grammy-garnering glow and that sold-out synagogue tour where she turned sacred spaces into secular shrines. The Long Island phenom who outgrew Bieber’s shadow is scripting her own lore now—evolving from viral ingenue to vintage visionary, with locket teasing a world tour from Madison Square Garden to London’s O2. It’s her whispering: complexity isn’t a curse; it’s the cut that catches the light.

Dive into the complexity lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other locket tracks for more of Madison Beer’s sentimental pop reveries.