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14th December 2018
04:40pm GMT
Today she released its follow-up, Imagine.
The song is slower and more contemplative than her previous single and describes a dream relationship while asking why the other person can't picture it.
In Ariana's own words, it's about "pretending it never ended. denial" - the opposite to the message in thank u, next.
It's also about something that is now "unattainable", she has said.kind of like... pretending it never ended. denial. but i look forward to you hearing it and having your own experience with it. you may take away something totally different and specific to your life! love u.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 12, 2018
We've known that a tribute to Mac Miller, the singer's ex-boyfriend who died of an overdose in September, was coming. Now many fans are speculating that Imagine is for him. The biggest clue is the song's title itself - Mac had the word 'Imagine' prominently tattooed on his arm.a simple, beautiful love that is now (and forever) unattainable
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 14, 2018
On top of this, the lyrics in the song bear some similarities to a song that Mac wrote about Ariana called Cinderella. In Cinderella, Mac raps about getting stir-fry with her while in Imagine, she sings about a guy ordering her pad thai. In Cinderella, Mac also raps the lyric "You in my dreams/ That's why I sleep all the time". Ariana actually tweeted these words after his death and in Imagine, she sings "we gon' sleep 'til noon".GUYS MAC MILLER HAD A TATTOO THAT SAID ‘IMAGINE’ PLS GET MY TISSUES?? pic.twitter.com/zk5lMBsQDJ
— lindsey ♡ (@lufftheway) December 12, 2018
Check out the lyrics in full here and make up your own mind.
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