Lose You To Love Me

This melancholy tale of self-discovery finds Selena Gomez explaining what a destructive relationship did to her. Is seems she took a hit to her self esteem when her former boyfriend went for another girl. During the second verse, Gomez recalls the pain she felt seeing her ex move on so quickly after their breakup. In two months, you replaced us Like it was easy Made me think I deserved it Gomez comes to the realization that she can only properly love herself after she closes that chapter of her life. I needed to lose you to find me This dancing was killing me softly I needed to hate you to love me

While Gomez has not revealed the specific inspiration for the emotional song, some fans have speculated it is about her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. Their on-again, off-again relationship started in 2010 and only ended for good when the Canadian pop star married model Hailey Baldwin in late 2018. A potential clue is the "two months you replaced us" line in the second verse. Bieber was first spotted with Baldwin in June 2018, just two months after he and Gomez reportedly split in April.

Gomez herself said the song was inspired by many things that have happened in her life since the release of her Revival album in 2015. She added: "I want people to feel hope and to know you will come out the other side stronger and a better version of yourself."