Miley Cyrus on the connection between her music and past relationships

Miley Cyrus is finally addressing whether ‘Flowers’ from her latest album, ‘Endless Summer Vacation’, is about her previous relationship.

‘Flowers’ has been praised as an anthem to self-love and looking to the future after a breakup.

Since the song was released, fans have been speculating whether the lyrics refer to Cyrus’ ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth, and have even gone so far as to analyze the music video for hints of what went down in the marriage.

Cyrus doesn’t deny her experiences influence her songwriting

“I wouldn’t erase my story or want it to be erased,” Cyrus told British Vogue about her 10-year relationship with Hemsworth, which ended in divorce in early 2020.

“Having an interesting life makes for interesting storytelling,” she added.

When asked about the fan speculation surrounding both the lyrics of ‘Flowers’ and the music video, Cyrus said: “I never need to be a master at the craft of tricking an audience,” adding, “it will set itself on fire all by itself.”

Cyrus says the song is more of the kind of song that she’d like to listen to, rather than a direct recount of her personal experience, and says that she sees herself as a novelist telling stories through each song.

“I wrote it in a really different way. The chorus was originally: ‘I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand, but I can’t love me better than you can,’” she explained.

“It used to be more, like, 1950s. The saddest song. Like: ‘Sure, I can be my own lover, but you’re so much better,’” she said of the old lyrics. “The song is a little fake it ‘till you make it. Which I’m a big fan of.”

The success of ‘Flowers’

‘Flowers’ debuted at the top spot on the Billboard Global 200 chart, before reaching number one in 40 countries. It spent eight weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the United States.

It became the most streamed song on Spotify during the first and second week of its release, breaking a record in doing so.

And despite the song’s success, Cyrus is realistic in seeing that her success is only a moment in time and to not let fluctuating success define her.

“I was like, ‘No. I might be No. 1 now, but No. 2 is on its way.’ Everything is seasonal,” she said.

“A lot of headlines [recently] have said, ‘This is Miley’s moment.’ And I’m like, ‘That’s exactly what it is. It’s a moment. And it will be over.’

“That’s honest and that’s OK with me. I actually prefer it. I don’t like to stay big.”