Stranger//Stalker (Song)

Stranger//Stalker is the second track on Ellise's third extended play, Stranger//Stalker, serving as the title track. It was released on October 15th, 2021.

Background

 * On October 11th, 2021, Ellise tweeted about this song, revealing its existence and theme.
 * On October 13th, 2021, she shared a snippet of this song and Burn Me.
 * On October 15th, 2021, a music video for this song was released.

Theme
This song is about how Ellise feels as if all her fans are strangers to her, yet they know everything about her, so are also her stalkers.

Music Video
The music video features Ellise dancing alone in an empty ballroom. The floor is made of black glass, and she is in a black and purple dress; this is The Stranger. The camera pans to the ground, moving "under" the glass to show the reflection. In the reflection, The Stranger is dancing in the same way, however she is dodging another version of her. She is in the same dress, while the other Ellise - The Stalker - is in a deep red suit, with large red contact lenses and devil horns. They continue dancing, while in other The Stranger runs down a hallway, from The Stalker. The video ends as The Stranger makes it to the end of the corridor, and runs into the sunlight. She slams the door behind her, and The Stalker sits down, her back to the door, defeated.

Lyrics
Throughout the song, a pitched down voice is used to represent the "stalker" perspective. This will be represented with underlined text

Trivia

 * Ellise created Stranger//Stalker (Part II) to reassure her true fans that they were still loved and appreciated, and that this song is not about them.
 * Ellise shared her costume concepts drawn on her phone on Twitter the day of the music video's release.