Miley Cyrus’ fans think her new single ‘Flowers’ features several references to her high-profile relationship with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth.
On Friday, former Hannah Montana star,30, released the up-tempo new song where she affirms that everything her ex-partner did for her, she can do for herself. “I didn’t want to leave you, I didn’t want to lie / Start to cry, but then remembered / I can buy myself flowers,” she sings.
Upon the song’s release, fans across social media quickly began drawing comparisons between its lyrics and specific moments in Cyrus’ decade-long relationship with Hemsworth, 33.
Cyrus and Hemsworth then tied the knot in December 2018 before separating in August 2019, and they officially divorced in February 2020.
Here are the reasons fans think Cyrus is shading her past relationship to Hemsworth.
The song and video’s release date coincided with Hemsworth’s birthday.
Rumors that ‘Flowers’ references the relationship began swirling when Cyrus announced its Jan. 13 release date, aka the Hunger Games actor’s 33rd birthday.
The lyrics of ‘Flowers’ seem to respond to ‘When I Was Your Man’ by Bruno Mars.
Once the song dropped, fans began drawing parallels between the lyrics of “Flowers” and Mars’ 2013 hit, which they think Hemsworth once dedicated to Cyrus — though no reports have officially confirmed such speculation.
“I can buy myself flowers / Write my name in the sand / Talk to myself for hours / Say things you don’t understand,” sings Cyrus on the track’s chorus. “I can take myself dancing / And I can hold my own hand / Yeah, I can love me better than you can.”
Meanwhile, “When I Was Your Man” features the lyrics: “I should’ve bought you flowers / And held your hand / Should’ve gave you all my hours / When I had the chance / Take you to every party / ‘Cause all you wanted to do was dance / Now my baby’s dancing / But she’s dancing with another man.”
Cyrus wears an oversized suit, which appears to resemble one Hemsworth wore.
In one of the scenes from the “Flowers” video, Cyrus can be seen donning a large black suit, which some fans online have compared to the outfit Hemsworth wore on the Avengers: Endgame premiere red carpet in 2019.
Cyrus seems to reference when the pair’s house burned down in a 2018 wildfire in the song’s first verse.
‘Flowers’ kicks off with reflective lyrics about a past relationship and how it ended. “We were good, we were gold / Kind of dream that can’t be sold / We were right ’til we weren’t / Built a home and watched it burn,” sings Cyrus, who may be nodding toward the loss of their Malibu home to the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
One of Cyrus’ dance moves in the video’s teaser seems to call back to another one of the couple’s red carpet appearances.
Ahead of the official release of ‘Flowers,’ Cyrus posted a clip of herself in one of the music video’s picturesque Los Angeles locations. While walking down an empty street, she can be seen moving her shoulders and shaking her behind for a quick dance — which fans have likened to a video of the couple at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2019.
While speaking to Access Hollywood for an interview at the event, Cyrus began grinding on Hemsworth, who quickly backed away from her and said, “We’re not doing this. Not on the carpet,” per the outlet.
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