There’s something so damn delicious about a forbidden romance. Maybe he’s your ex’s best friend who’s been giving you those looks for months. Maybe he’s the kind of trouble that would make your mother’s book club friends clutch their pearls and whisper about you over chardonnay. Maybe it’s that pull toward someone you have zero business wanting—wrong timing, wrong circumstances, wrong everything except how fucking right it feels when you’re alone together and he has you pressed against a wall and every reason why you shouldn’t is drowned out by how badly you want to. I’ve stood at that edge where logic says stop and every nerve ending in your body says jump. You know what you’re doing is messy and you lean in anyway because some connections are worth the chaos they create.
Hellomarch and Jess Kiaunis get it. ‘Forbidden Feeling’ lives in that reckless, electric space where desire wins the argument every single time.
The production hits you first—nu-disco meeting synthwave in the best way, all 80s-inspired textures that feel vintage without trying too hard. The synths shimmer and pulse, carrying this dreamy quality that makes everything feel heightened, God, I love that feeling—like you’re moving through a night that exists outside normal rules. The rhythm stays light and simple, letting Kiaunis’s vocals float over the top with this effortless seduction. Her voice has this powerhouse quality – she’s got influences pulling from Holly Humberstone’s vulnerability, Sabrina Carpenter’s pop sensibility, and Adele’s emotional weight. Portland-bred and clearly not afraid to dig into the messy shit of relationships, Kiaunis brings this honesty that makes the whole track feel lived-in.
Right from the jump, the lyrics make their position clear. “ Fool me twice, it’s alright / I’m a little lost tonight / It’s never just another vice / Nothing’s real under the lights. ” That’s nighttime logic in action—admitting you’re lost, acknowledging this is more than just a casual mistake, understanding that reality blurs when you’re in the moment. When you’re dizzy from wanting someone and your body makes decisions your brain would veto. There’s zero naivety here. The surrender is conscious, deliberate.
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Then it escalates. “ Take me down / I wanna feel the lost get found / Don’t worry, we won’t make a sound / I’m ready to fly. ” She’s demanding he put his mouth on her. Low. That promise to stay quiet? That’s hands over mouths and biting down. And trust me on this—silence between two people like that makes every touch feel louder.
The chorus fucking delivers. “ Don’t let go, you got me believing / Temptation took on another meaning / I want it, I need it / Give me that forbidden feeling. ” Temptation shifting from abstract concept to visceral need—that’s the whole damn point. This connection rewrites the definitions. What started as attraction becomes belief, becomes necessity. The kind of necessity that has you canceling plans, lying to friends, finding excuses to be alone with him. That progression? That’s how you get hooked. The repetition of “I want it, I need it” drives that escalation from desire to carefree debauchery.
Here’s where Hellomarch’s production work really shines. The track builds with this controlled intensity, layers adding gradually so the pressure increases without ever feeling heavy-handed. It’s got that sweet spot balance—danceable but intimate, upbeat but emotionally charged. You could move to this at 2am in someone’s bedroom – where things get interesting – just as easily as you could lose yourself to it on a dance floor. The vintage synth tones give everything this hazy, nostalgic filter that makes the forbidden romance feel both timeless and goddamn urgent.
“ Close your eyes we’re a spark in the night / If we’re so wrong why does this feel so right? / I want it, I need it / Give me that forbidden feeling. ” That question hits different. Because that’s the real conflict—when something society tells you is wrong feels more honest than anything else in your life. The spark imagery works too. Fleeting, bright, dangerous as hell. She’s aware this burns fast. She wants it anyway.
The poison apple line seals the whole vibe. “ Poison apple, take a bite / Come along for the ride / We’ve had enough of lonely nights / No one has to know you’re mine. ” She’s offering herself as the forbidden thing he can’t resist. The temptation he bites into knowing it’ll wreck him. That’s the whole appeal. The secrecy means he can touch her, taste her, own her in ways he’d never admit in daylight. Biblical temptation reframed as an invitation. Knowledge of the risk becomes part of the appeal. Because when you can’t claim someone publicly, every private moment becomes its own world.
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What gets me is how the track refuses to apologize for any of it. There’s no guilt spiral, no morning-after regret coded into the lyrics. Just choosing how he feels inside you over every reason you shouldn’t let him. Kiaunis’s delivery stays confident throughout, even when admitting vulnerability. She draws from her own relationship complexities and family dynamics—you can hear that honesty in how she approaches these lyrics. They feel personal, earned.
Hellomarch’s production gives the whole thing space to breathe. The arrangement stays relatively minimal, trusting the melody and Kiaunis’s voice to carry the emotional weight. Those vintage synth tones create this gorgeous atmosphere that feels both nostalgic and present, pulling you into that heightened state where consequences fade and feelings take over.
The track lives in that moment where guilt loses the argument. Where you stop thinking about what you should do and start moving toward what you want. Where the wrongness gets acknowledged and then deliberately ignored because how it feels wins every time. I’ve made those choices. We all have. That pull toward something you know might wreck you a little—and deciding it’s worth it.
Some connections demand you leap before you look. ‘Forbidden Feeling’ is the soundtrack for taking that jump, eyes wide open, knowing exactly what you’re getting into and wanting it anyway. Maybe he’s still your ex’s best friend (holy shit! This could get messy!) Maybe you’re still making choices that would horrify your mother’s book club. Maybe you’re standing at that edge right now, feeling the pull. Kiaunis and Hellomarch just gave you three and a half minutes of permission to follow through.
Sometimes the forbidden feeling is the only real thing in the room.
