After a lot of buzz and excitement, Selena Gomez dropped the deluxe edition of her album
Rare and it has not one, not two, but three new tracks.
And some fans found very telling evidence in her new music about some of her past relationships.
What’s up?
It’s Emile Ennis Jr. here with Clevver News bringing you all the news updates from my
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And even during the strangest, most uncertain times, it’s a good day when we get new music
from our girl Selena Gomez!
Sel just dropped the deluxe edition of her album Rare and it includes three new songs:
"Boyfriend," "She," and "Souvenir."
And even before releasing the new tracks there has been plenty of buzz surrounding Selena’s
new music.
On Monday, Sel took to her IG Stories to share a note about her new song Boyfriend.
The song is a very real take on the frustrations that come with dating like wanting more and
trying to find the right person even if you're happy on your own.
But Selena made it clear that the song doesn't reflect her current reality anymore given
the circumstances of the world.
On her story, she wrote quote, “Many of you know how excited I’ve been to release
a song called 'Boyfriend.’
It’s a lighthearted song about falling down and getting back up time and time again in
love, but also knowing that you don’t need anyone other than yourself to be happy.”
Sel went on to say that quote, “We wrote it long before our current crisis, but in
the context of today, I want to be clear that a boyfriend is no where near the top of my
list of priorities.
Just like the rest of the world, I’m praying for safety, unity, and recovery during this
time.”
And she also revealed that because of this she will be making donations to relief funds
as well as donating $1 of every order in her official store.
Love it Sel!
Giving back AND giving us new music.
Best of both worlds.
Sel also announced that the music video for Boyfriend is dropping Friday morning, so you
know we will be watching for any possible clues or Easter eggs.
But the lyrics are finally here and that’s all we need in order to do a little decoding.
Boyfriend, along with She and Souvenir, are all out and we’ve figured out who and what
Selena is talking about in her new music.
And we’re here to give you all the tea.
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Alright, while the buzz before Selena dropped her music was about her song Boyfriend, the
other two new tracks might actually have some more tea about her past relationships.
Let’s start with her song Souvenir.
Fans were quick to point out that the song contains several references to Selena’s
relationship with The Weeknd.
And just in case you forgot, Selena and The Weeknd dated for 10 months back in 2017.
They were all sorts of adorable and weren’t afraid to show a little PDA on the red carpet,
but they ended things mutually because of both long distance and their busy careers.
At the time of their split, a source told E! News that it was "more of a mutual break
up" and that "they were distant because of work."
And, if The Weeknd actually is the inspiration behind the song Souvenir, then it appears
that they really did end things on good terms.
Selena starts off the song singing, "New York back in August / 10th floor balcony.
Smoke is floating over / Jane and Greenwich street."
And if you followed their relationship closely back in 2017, Sel and the Weeknd spent most
of their time together in NYC.
They actually even reportedly lived together for a period of time in New York while Selena
was filming a movie.
And more specifically in August 2017, they were spotted out on a dinner date in New York
which fits the description in her new song.
Alright let’s move on to her lyrics "Swimming in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes / Egyptian
blue.”
At first listen, this lyric might just sound like a reference to someone’s eye color,
but one fan on Twitter came through with a theory about how the lyric might have a deeper
meaning.
They wrote quote, “egyptian blue isn’t about the color of someone’s eyes.
this color signified something very RARE. it was something never done before and a great
accomplishment by the egyptians.
she’s referring to how special her relationship with abel was.
#souvenir”
And many fans agreed with this theory.
One person responded to the tweet saying quote, “Finally someone said this thank u”
Another said quote, “THAT MAKES PERFECT [SENSE].
SHES NOT SAYING THE EYES ARE EGYPTIAN BLUE SHES SAYING EGYPTIAN BLUE SOMETHING I’VE
NEVER HAD WITHOUT YOU.
YOUR MINDDD!”
This fan wrote, “She is literally saying Egyptian blue something she never had before
him.
Because his eyes made her special, rare, something so precious.
She has never had it.
No one loved her like Abel.”
But that wasn’t all, there is still one more potential reference to The Weeknd in
Souvenir.
Are you sold yet?
Do you think this song is about The Weeknd?
Or could it be about someone else?
Let me know your theories down in the comments below and get that conversation started.
Alright, so the next lyric in Souvenir we’ll be talking about is when Selena sings "Sunset
Tower lobby / Waiting there for me.”
I mean she is basically spelling it out for us, back in July of 2017, Sel and The Weeknd
were spotted leaving Sunset Tower Hotel together.
And right after that line Selena sings "Kissed in every corner, Presidential Suite."
One fan pointed out that this whole song and specifically this lyric match the vibe of
her whole relationship with The Weeknd.
They wrote quote, “it was obvious that Selena and Abel fell for each other hard and had
a deep connection they were always hugging and kissing and showing each other affection
and she seems to mention it a lot in this song “goosebumps from your wild eyes”
“kissed in every corner.”
Another fan simply said quote, “This song screams 'Abel" everywhere”
And before we move on to her next song, it’s worth mentioning that while Selena doesn’t
call out The Weeknd by name in this song, she does reference his music.
In the chorus she sings “Calling your name, the only language I can speak” and The Weeknd
has a song called “Call Out My Name.”
And that song is allegedly about Selena, sooo I think that just about spells it out for
us and we can be done here.
Alright, let’s move on to Selena’s other new song “She.”
Just after listening to "She" once, it’s obvious that it is an honest assessment of
her past self in the third person.
Hence the title, she.
She AKA Selena looks back on the bad decisions she made, the heartbreak she endured, and
the way people took advantage of her when she was a child star.
And along with other challenges she faced growing up, some fans think the song could
partially reference her past with Justin Bieber.
One person wrote their thoughts and some of the lyrics.
They said quote, “the chorus of "She" is def about Sel's past with Justin Biebs.
She wishes she could tell her old self that it was tough, but she would make it out.
"she was a girl with good intentions.
Yeah, she made some bad decisions.
And she learned a couple lessons / Wish I could tell her"”
And another fan wrote quote, “this song definitely gives me some Justin Bieber vibes.
Like yes she's talking about a lot of sh*t from her past, but this is selena now talking
to younger selena about that messed up relationship and messed up time.”
And while we don’t know exactly who Sel is talking about in her new songs, fans seem
to think these two songs are about Justin and The Weeknd.
I guess we will have to wait and see what the music video for Boyfriend is like to see
if there are any more hints.
Alright, that's the news I've got for now, but just in case you missed it, Selena actually
supported the Weeknd recently after he dropped new music.
Click right over here for all the tea.
I'm Emile Ennis Jr., I'll catch you later!