WhenSelena Gomezdropped her scorching new ballad “Lose You to Love Me” at midnight on Tuesday night, fans immediately went into overdrive on social media.
In revealing lyrics, the 27-year-old singer details a toxic relationship — and how she’s standing stronger than ever after coming out the other side.
While Gomez hasn’t revealed the specific inspiration for her new track, fans are convinced it was written abouther on-and-off relationshipwithJustin Bieber, 25.
“Set fire to my purpose and I let it burn / You got off in the hurtin’ when I wasn’t yours,” she sings on one verse, seemingly referencing his 2015 albumPurpose.
Then in a later verse, Gomez gets even more specific, singing: “In two months you replaced us like it was easy / Made me think I deserved it in the thick of healing.”
After the song dropped,one fanwrote, “SELENA GOMEZ CALLING OUTJUSTIN BIEBER. YAS QUEEN. No one can change my mind. #SelenaGomez.”
“Listened toSelena Gomez’ new song and I’m a fan! It’s sad hearing her say “In two months you replaced us “. I can literally feel her pain and how hurt she was thatJustin Biebergot together with Hailey so fast. 😪 #LoseYouToLoveMe,”another wrote.
Another fanwrote, “PSA: Y’ALL.SELENA GOMEZHAS NEVER LOOKED OR BEEN BETTER & SHE’S DOING IT WITH A SONG 100% ABOUTJUSTIN BIEBER. ‘In two months you replaced us like it was easy.’ I love it so much. She’s back.”
One Twitter usertried interpreting some of her lyrics, writing, “selena gomezhad to losejustin bieberto love herself, is that it? #LoseYouToLoveMe.”
And another personwas certain that the lyrics were all about Bieber: “if selena’s song didn’t screamjustin bieberto you idk what to tell you.”
Read some more reactions to “Lose You to Love Me” below.
After calling it quits again with Gomez in March 2018, the “Sorry” singer moved on quickly — and publicly — with hisnow-wife Hailey Baldwin,proposing to the modeljust months later.
“I want people to feel hope and to know you will come out the other side stronger and a better version of yourself,” she added.
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Over the last year, Gomez has beenposting videos and photosfrom the studio on her social media accounts, hinting at a follow-up to herlast solo album,Revival, which debutedat No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
“I feel like the next few choices that I’m going to make are very crucial, so I’m trying to be really, really diligent and just patient with everything,” she told her fans earlier this year. “The album is coming very soon.”
source: people.com
