In " Cyrus Skies " , Cyrus sings " I ’ve been alive but I ’ve been a liar " in an exaggerated manner over an " opulent pop " beat which " comes off like a horror movie Lana Del Rey . " " 1 Sun " has been called a " Lady Gaga-Sky Ferreira hybrid " with an " industrial-electro-tinged " production and environmentally-conscious lyrics reminiscent of " Wake Up America " from Cyrus ' second studio album , '' Breakout '' ( 2008 ) . According to Cyrus , she " passive aggressively " included " Miley Tibetan Bowlzzz " on the album as a demonstration of artistic control and independence when her team expressed concern that the album might be " too long " . Her father , Billy Ray Cyrus , recorded her playing the Tibetan bowls ; she " wanted people to listen all the way through just once , because it ’s a nice story " . " Pablow the Blowfish " is a piano-based ballad addressing Cyrus ' grief for her pet fish , with " silly " and " endearing " lyrics ( including " watching my friends eat my friends ruined my appetite " , referring to a sushi outing ) . '' Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz '' closes with " Twinkle Song " , inspired by the death of her friend 's cat ; Cyrus ' vocal begins in a " controlled country-ballad voice " which becomes " powerful yelling . " At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards , Cyrus said that '' Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz '' ( untitled at the time ) " might take me five years " to finish : " I 'll just work on it until I 'm done " . According to the singer , the album is " about music and is not about twerking " . In January 2015 Cyrus expressed her intention " to get this stuff out ASAP " , adding that she was working on the album nearly every day . Although '' Bangerz '' cost " a couple million " dollars to produce , '' Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz '' cost about $ 50,000 ; she said that RCA Records , her label , did not hear the final product until she completed it . The album does not count towards her multi-album recording contract with the label , but RCA said : " Miley Cyrus continues to be a groundbreaking artist . She has a strong point of view regarding her art and expressed her desire to share this body of work with her fans directly . RCA Records is pleased to support Miley 's unique musical vision "
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz