Greyson Chance - timekeeper - Single [Review]

Greyson Chance releases his new studio album portraits on Friday, March 15th, 2019 (which is currently only three hours away, and I am so excited), and "timekeeper" is thus far the second single released from the album (the first being "shut up," which I reviewed here). Greyson said recently during a discussion of portraits that he really made an attempt to use his voice as an instrument on this album by implementing methods such as layering it, and I think that "timekeeper" serves as a perfect example of what he was talking about, as the chorus features Greyson singing one vocal track in falsetto and another one in a much lower register. The verses are backed by a heavy and steady beat and what sounds like a xylophone (reminding me a great deal of Lady Gaga's song "Look What I Found"). It is difficult for me to decide which single I prefer - "shut up" or "timekeeper." I think that I probably prefer the melody of "shut up" but find "timekeeper" to be more deep and meaningful lyrically, and I definitely relate more to it. The lyrics of the song focus on the key moments of a relationship, a relationship that Chance has confirmed is now over. The song is basically a letter to his ex-boyfriend, telling him that he isn't going to allow him to forget what they had or remember it as anything other than what it actually was: "...if you forget, the memories fade, I'll be your timekeeper." The song definitely gets a bit cheeky at times, such as when Greyson, in the song's first verse, tells the target of the song that he will "show you that first night when we just had sex, when your eyes rolled back to the back of your head." It's a fun song and a great choice to be released as the album's second single, and I cannot wait to hear portraits in its entirety, the release currently only three hours away!