Hysteria

"Hysteria" is a song by Poppy from her fourth studio album Flux. It is the fifth track on the album.

Background
The song's title was revealed along with the tracklist to Flux on July 30th, 2021.

Theme
Lyrically, "Hysteria" is about Poppy being hyper or in the heat of the moment and violently reacting, then trying to explain that she didn't mean to cause the pain that she did. Poppy states in the song that she is not always in control of her moods which is why she lashes out like this.

Trivia

 * This was the last song written for Flux.
 * "Hysteria" was not originally going to be on Flux, as the album was planned to have eight tracks, but the song was later added at Poppy's request.