Music from Selena Gomez has often been labeled generic pop, but tons of her lyrics go a lot deeper than you might realize.
Selena has taken time to sing about some heavy topics over the years.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the most thought-provoking topics she has boldly covered in her songs.
Getting cheated on.
It’s widely believed that Justin Bieber cheated on Selena while they were together, and she hints at that notion in her song “Perfect.”
She sings, “Different inflection when you say my name. Kiss me, but your kiss don’t taste the same. Is it real or am I going out of my mind? Curious ’bout the company that you keep. ‘Cause I hear you talking ’bout her in your sleep. And now you’ve got me talking ’bout her in mine. Ooh, and I bet she has it all. Bet she’s beautiful like you, like you. And I bet she’s got that touch. Makes you fall in love, like you, like you. I can taste her lipstick and see her laying across your chest. I can feel the distance every time you remember her fingertips. Maybe I should be more like her.”
These lyrics are heartbreaking AF!
Glow-up journeys.
Selena sings about the power of a true glow-up journey in “Look at Her Now.”
The song is about leveling up after going through something difficult. In this particular song, she’s referring to the glow-up that comes after a breakup.
Glow-ups can be motivated by anything and everything, as long as a person is ready to seek changes in their life.
In “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” she sings, “Yeah, I’m ready for it. I’m on my way. I know I’m gonna get there someday. It doesn’t help when you say, ‘It won’t be easy.’ Tell me, tell me, tell me something I don’t know.”
In this song, she’s saying she doesn’t care if it’ll be an uphill battle. She’s going to win regardless. That’s pure glow-up energy, if you ask us.
Passion and sexuality.
Selena sings about her passion and sexuality in several different bangers.
In “Hands to Myself,” she sings, “Can’t keep my hands to myself. No matter how hard I’m trying to. I want you all to myself. Your metaphorical gin and juice. So come on, give me a taste of what it’s like to be next to you.”
In “Love On,” she sings, ” Slip off your jeans, slide in the sheets. Screaming, ‘Yes’ in quotations. Clock in, baby, get to work. Night shift, but with all the perks. Time stamping when you fell in love. Time can’t mess with us.”
In “Ice Cream,” she sings, “Come a little closer ’cause you looking thirsty. I’ma make it better, sip it like a Slurpee.”
Just, WOW!
Falling head over heels in love.
Selena’s songs about the riles of romance are just as fun to listen to.
In “Wolves,” she sings, “I’ve looked for love in every stranger. Took too much to ease the anger. All for you, yeah, all for you. I’ve been runnin’ through the jungle. I’ve been cryin’ with the wolves. To get to you, to get to you.”
In “Love You Like a Love Song,” she sings, “You are beautiful. Like a dream come alive, incredible. A centerfold, miracle, lyrical. You saved my life again. And I want you to know, baby. I, I love you like a love song, baby.”
In “Good For You,” she sings, “I just wanna look good for you. Let me show you how proud I am to be yours. Leave this dress a mess on the floor. Still look good for you, good for you.”
In “Come and Get It,” she sings, “I’m not too shy to show I love you. I got no regrets. I love you much too much to hide you. This love ain’t finished yet.”
In “Naturally,” Selena sings, “You are the thunder, and I am the lightning. And I love the way you know. Who you are, and to me, it’s exciting. When you know it’s meant to be.”
The romantic element of these songs is undeniable.
The cycle of toxic relationships.
Selena’s songs about toxic love stories that flow in cycles are way too relatable to anyone who’s had an off-and-on relationship before.
In “Same Old Love,” she sings, “I’m so sick of that same old love, my body’s had enough.”
In “The Heart Wants What It Wants,” she sings, “There’s a million reasons why I should give you up. But the heart wants what it wants.”
In “Back to You,” she sings, “You could break my heart in two. But when it heals, it beats for you. I know it’s forward, but it’s true.” And later, she sings, “If I could do it all again, I know I’d go back to you.”
The feeling of officially moving on beyond a toxic relationship is blissful, but when you’re in the midst of it, it’s hard to let go.
The difficulties of breaking up.
Breakups are never easy. Selena has been the voice to several heartbreak anthems that her fans can resonate with.
In “Lose You to Love Me,” Selena sings, “I gave my all and they all know it. Then you tore me down and now it’s showing. In two months, you replaced us. Like it was easy. Made me think I deserved it. In the thick of healing.”
In “A Year Without Rain,” she sings, “I’m missin’ you so much. Can’t help it, I’m in love. A day without you is like a year without rain. I need you by my side. Don’t know how I’ll survive. A day without you is like a year without rain.”
In “Rare,” she sings, “Saw us getting older. Burning toast in the toaster. My ambitions were too high. Waiting up for you upstairs. Why you act like I’m not there? Baby, right now it feels like, it feels like you don’t care. Oh, why don’t you recognize I’m so rare?”
Moving on after ending things.
Selena released a song called “Single Soon” that highlights the excitement that comes along with leaving a relationship that isn’t right for you so you can move on with your life.
She sings, “I know he’ll be a mess when I break the news. But I’ll be single soon, I’ll be single soon. I’ma date who I wanna. Stay out late if I wanna. I’ma do what I wanna do.”
Toxic friendships.
Nearly everyone has dealt with a toxic friend at least once or twice in their life. Selena addresses that topic in “Kill Em With Kindness.”
She sings, “The world can be a nasty place. You know it, I know it, yeah. We don’t have to fall from grace. Put down the weapons you fight with and kill ’em with kindness.”
In “People You Know,” she sings, “We used to be close, but people can go from people you know to people you don’t. And what hurts the most is people can go from people you know, to people you don’t.”
When a friendship is toxic, allow it to run its course and then let it go.
Empowerment and self-love.
Selena is the queen of making music about empowerment and self-love.
In “Let Me Get Me,” she sings, “No self-sabotage, no letting my thoughts run. Me and this spiral are done. Burn this camouflage I’ve been wearing for months. Tryna let a little happy in for once. I need to let my mind rest. While my body reflects. Don’t get me down, I won’t let me get me.”
In “Who Says,” she sings, “I’m sure you got some things you’d like to change about yourself. But when it comes to me, I wouldn’t want to be anybody else.”
In “Revival,” she sings, “I feel like I’ve awakened lately. The chains around me are finally breaking. I’ve been under self-restoration. I’ve become my own salvation. Showing up, no more hiding, hiding. The light inside me is bursting, shining. It’s my, my, my time to butterfly.”
These self-love anthems are the best when you’re in need of a confidence boost.
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