“In the full-face video for "Cold War", Janelle Monáe looks through the camera and sings, "I was made to believe there's something wrong with me." Right after that line she breaks her impeccable lip-synch. She smiles. Then she looks down. Wait-- is she crying? The ambiguity is arresting. Her single tear eventually rolls down, cementing the clip's spiritual connection to Sinéad O'Connor's all-timer,”
