"You Should Be Sad" is a country-influenced track in which Halsey disses a troubled ex - the dude filled the hole inside him "with money, drugs, and cars." At first, blinded by love, she was unaware he had serious flaws. Once Halsey noticed his issues, she tried to assist her guy, only to realize he couldn't love anything unless there's something in it for him. Once she grasped he was not the man she thought he was, Halsey dumped him.
The track shares similarities with Halsey's October 2018 single "Without Me," which is about her relationship with G-Eazy. The rapper is known for having "money, drugs and cars." Another hint that G-Eazy may be the song's subject is that Halsey references her relief that they didn't have children together. She had alluded to the possibility of having kids with the rapper during a 2018 interview with Marie Claire.
Halsey revealed on Twitter she wrote the song on her living room floor on her guitar, inspired by time spent in Nashville. The singer added that "the most pretty and heartbreaking songs all come from country."
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