Watch Camila Cabello cover the Who's “Behind Blue Eyes” for Diablo IV.

Camila Cabello lends her voice for a haunting reinterpretation of a classic by The Who. On Tuesday, Rolling Stone exclusively presents the live-action theatrical trailer for Diablo IV: Vessel of Hateaccompanied by a dark, moody Cabello cover of “Behind Blue Eyes.”

The visual, directed by Jon Watts, follows the plot of Diablo IVThe protagonist, Neyrelle, embarks on a dark, twisted journey into the fantasy world of Nahantu in search of the glowing Soul Stone. As Neyrelle's picture introduces Vessel of hate Story, Cabello channels the lyrics sung by Roger Daltrey with a darker performance and production from Noah Ehler and Jasper Harris.

“I love the experience of almost acting while singing,” says Cabello Rolling Stone. “I love seeing the image of the heroine Neyrelle and just trying to convey through my singing what she felt: that paranoia at the beginning and then her fighting spirit. These qualities have been an important part of my journey.”

Plus, Cabello says, “I love a little drama.”

The video comes just a few days before Diablo IV: Vessel of Hate is scheduled to release on October 8th on Xbox, BattleNet, Steam, PS4 and PS5.

According to Cabello, the cover of “Behind Blue Eyes” fits in with the moodier elements of the Magic City edition of her album C, XOXOand hear how she lives on in the fantasy world she created with the album.

“I can really understand this desire to escape into a world,” she says. “That’s why I read a lot of fiction. I just like escaping and I think me and gamers have that in common.”

From behind the scenes of her Vessel of hate shoot, Cabello catches up with him Rolling Stone about her new cover, “discovering” Elton John and the Beatles in her 20s and why C, XOXO channels her “frustrated wannabe rapper” energy.

What was it like covering this song?
It's so iconic. This is a classic song that I had never heard before. That's what made me so excited to work with Diablo. I thought, “Wow, this is one of the best songs of all time.” I talked to my friends about it. I thought, “Oh, Diablo approached me about working with them.” A lot of my friends were so obsessed with the game. C,XOXOit gives a little darkness. It creates a little nighttime atmosphere. So it just felt right.

And the lyrics also seem very dark and atmospheric, which suits your album.
Fully. It feels like everyone can relate to the lyrics. But even as a public figure, some of the lines really jumped out at me. It's a human experience. There are moments in your life when you fly and there are moments in your life when you have to fight. It was cool to just be able to access the parts of me where you're tired, but you have the strength within you that every human being has. When things are difficult, you can always fall back on that strength.

Your voice and even some of the lyrics reminded me of one of your first songs, “I Have Questions.”
Oh my god, this is so true. I think you can't be super in pop music go therein reference to the pain and dramatic torment that being human sometimes brings. With pop, you don't want to listen to that over and over again, so it's cool to be able to do a song like this or “I Have Questions” and just go there. It can feel very cathartic to sing this. It's very liberating to hear myself singing like that. Because I write all my songs, it's so fun to cover something because they're melodies that I wouldn't write. They're things I wouldn't normally do.

You said earlier that you had never heard the song. I'm okay with that because when I think of that era of music I think of artists like Juan Gabriel, not necessarily The Who.
Yes, just because I didn't grow up in the United States, I had to search for American music. So artists like the Bee Gees and Elton John were people I met later in life. Like David Bowie and Fleetwood Mac, those were things I discovered when I was 22. I didn't grow up with them. It's such an immigrant experience. Ask me about José José, brother! I didn't hear the Beatles until I was in my early twenties because I grew up in an immigrant household. My parents listened to Michael Jackson and that was about it. And Latin American artists.

With this cover you might introduce the Who to your own fans.
It's so true. That was one of the funniest parts for me. Sheryl Crow and Limp Bizkit also reported on it. I also feel like it makes you better as a writer too because it's always the hope to make a song like this that's so classic. It's like “Creep” by Radiohead, which has been covered so many times because it's such a universal song. It's a song that feels like it should have always existed.

You mentioned that it lives in a darker world, like your last album. Will you stay in this dark world for a while?
I still need C, XOXO in my life. I live it in the spirit of the bravery that the album brings. All you have to do is put on the ski mask. It's almost like I'm interpreting myself as a rapper. I'll never be a rapper, but I'm a frustrated wannabe rapper because I love what rap music gives me. It gives me that confidence, that courage, that sense of control. C,XOXO is that. It's not false confidence. It's like, “Yeah, I'm suffering. I’m worried about it, I’m confused, but I’m going to put on makeup and look incredible.”

Are there things in your previous work that you feel you no longer necessarily relate to?
I've always had a certain rebellious streak. I like doing things that make me feel like I'm being innovative I myselflike I was doing something I've never done before. Maybe I'll make a melody that feels strange, or I'll combine two styles that wouldn't normally go together. Like “Chanel. No 5,” where there’s this gentle piano and this more aggressive drums. For me it's about finding that strangeness because I think deep down I feel a little strange. When I capture that in my music, I feel really great. The moments when I feel like I've maybe outgrown my music are when I feel like I'm a stereotype of something: stereotypically sexual, stereotypically happy. Whenever it feels a little more general, I'm not happy with it. I think that's why C,XOXO feels so good. I don't like being completely emo, I don't like being completely happy. I really like the combination of things.

You mention embracing all sides of yourself, and I feel like gamers often feel like outsiders. How do you think this collaboration will impact them?
I was talking to someone about this today. I want to live outside of reality. I want to live in this fantasy. Therefore this C,XOXO Live shows are so much fun because for a second it feels like I'm stepping into this fantasy with these girls and these bikers and we're in this haunting eternal summer night. And C,XOXO Feels like that Miami Spring Breakers fantasy. My last album, Familyfelt like a Pedro Almodóvar fantasy. I can really understand the desire to escape into this world or somewhere.