Late Tuesday night, Selena Gomez entered a whole new era in her music career. "Lose You to Love Me" has already taken over the music world and it's only been 12 hours.
The song gives listeners an inside look at how Gomez has been feeling regarding prior relations. Most people make the assumption this is about her former ex, Justin Bieber. Regardless of who the song was inspired by, we all need to take a listen.
"Lose You to Love Me" explains the battle wounds one goes through in a toxic relationship. We can see in many of her lyrics how self-destroying and draining her relationship truly was.
"You promised the world,
And I fell for it.
I put you first and you adored it.
Set fires to my forest,
And you let it burn."
Time and time again, we see these girls and guys with bright eyes and big dreams get crushed by cruel and toxic partners. We enter these relationships ready to share our dreams and grow together only to be awoken by the harsh reality of an abusive relationship.
Gomez touches on the song in an interview with Vevo. "This song was inspired by many things that have happened in my life since releasing my last album," she said. "I want people to feel hope and to know you will come out the other side stronger and a better version of yourself."
The song can help those who have suffered from draining and self-depleting relationships realize that things do get better and this feeling won't last forever. The hardest part of these relationships can be admitting to yourself that the best thing for you to do is to leave.
Often times when we find ourselves stuck in a relationship that is hurting us more than helping us, we make up excuses and blame ourselves. We wait and wait for something to happen to make us leave when sometimes the only thing we need to hear is a song like this to bring us back to reality.
Selena Gomez really hit home with this song. If you haven't heard it yet, definitely take a listen. Even if you aren't experiencing a situation similar to the one outlined in her song, this song has something to say about self-love and putting ourselves first. You never need someone else to love yourself; it starts with you.