The Real Meaning Behind Selena Gomez's 'De Una Vez' Lyrics Explained

Publish date: 2024-05-08

Selena Gomez is empowering anyone who's rediscovering who they are after a breakup. The music video for her new song, "De Una Vez," opens with her lying on a pink silk bed, clad in a beautiful flower dress with a large, glowing heart-shaped pendant on the bust. It's possibly a nod to a person who "wears their heart on their sleeve."

The song's opening describes the healing process after separating from a lover. Gomez sings, "It doesn't hurt like before, no / The wound of your love healed." The chorus echoes a sentiment of moving on and being stronger after the devastation from another. "Once and for all / I'm stronger alone, (I am stronger alone) / It is that I do not regret the past," the pop star sings. "I know that the time by your side cut my wings / But now this chest is bulletproof."

In the two-minute video, Gomez walks through a small home filled with a past. Toward the end of the video, the home's material possessions are pulled away through the ceiling, leaving an empty casing. In her final lyrics, Gomez sings, "I don't feel you here anymore / I don't feel you anymore / You never knew / You didn't know how to value me" as she walks out of the house and the words, "Baila Conmigo," which translates to "Dance With Me." If this is any indication of what's to come from the star, fans can look forward to this new direction.

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