Published 12:58 IST, October 23rd 2019
Selena Gomez's 'Set Fire to My Purpose' is about Justin Bieber?
Popstar Selena Gomez recently dropped her new single Lose You to Love Me, and her self-love anthem has stirred a lot of conversation about the meaning behind it
Popstar Selena Gomez recently dropped her new single Lose You to Love Me, and her self-love anthem has got the internet talking. The singer-actor who made a comeback after her 2015 album Revival received a warm welcome from the fans with her music video getting over 7 lakh views on YouTube within hours. The 27-year old star's song reportedly reflects how her relationship with herself became better following the end of a toxic relationship.
Watch the music video here:
While Selena Gomez hasn’t revealed what inspired her to compose the new track, fans are convinced that it was written about her on-and-off relationship with Justin Bieber.
“Set fire to my purpose and I let it burn, you got off in the hurtin’ when I wasn’t yours,” Selena Gomez sings in the song, seemingly referring to Justin Bieber's 2015 album Purpose. Then in a later verse, Selena Gomez gets more specific: “In two months you replaced us like it was easy, made me think I deserved it in the thick of healing”, referring to Justin getting together with his now-wife Hailey Baldwin soon after their breakup.
Here's how fans reacted to the track:
Selena Gomez talks about Lose You to Love Me
Selena Gomez spoke about the album on the Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. Speaking about the same, back in June, she said, "I have to do a few finishing things with it, but I'm just relieved. It took me four years now to even feel at a good place with this album, and it's just because I had such huge moments that happened in my life personally that 'how was I going to capture that?' And how was I actually gonna feel good about what I was saying?"
"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.
Selena Gomez's last album was Revival in 2015. Since then, the singer has been very vocal about her personal issues, including a lupus diagnosis, as well as her struggles with anxiety and depression.
Updated 14:21 IST, October 23rd 2019