Ariana Grande's 'Ghostin' lyrics are about Mac Miller and Pete Davidson

8 February 2019, 11:28

By Sam Prance

Fans are heartbroken by Ariana Grande's 'Ghostin' lyrics...

It is here. Ariana Grande has finally released her fifth studio album thank u, next and it slaps. The 25-year-old artist may have only dropped her last album Sweetener less than six months ago but, in that time, Ariana returned to the studio and created arguably her best work to date. At just 12 tracks long, thank u, next is 42 minutes of pop perfection and, to top it all off, it's her most personal LP yet.

Unsurprisingly, fans are already picking out their favourite thank u, next songs. 'needy' is being hailed for its stunning vocals, 'bloodline' is going viral thanks to its iconic production and 'break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored' looks set to be her next big hit. That being said, 'ghostin' is really doing the rounds on social media. It references Mac Miller and Pete Davidson and it's heartbreaking af.

What are Ariana Grande's 'Ghostin' lyrics about?

The song itself appears to explicitly reference the breakdown of Ariana's relationship with Pete, as she began mourning Mac in the wake of his death. The chorus goes: "I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again // Over him, mmh // I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again // 'Stead of ghostin' him". She acknowledges how hard it must have been for Pete to see her love Mac.

Ariana also opens up about dreaming about Mac: "He just comes to visit me // When I'm dreaming every now and then" and how she, at the time at least, she believed she and Pete could work through it: "But I love you (But I love you), we'll get past this (Past this) I'm a girl with a whole lot of baggage, oh yeah". Fans also think that it interpolates the strings in Mac's 2018 song '2009'.

Discussing the song on Twitter, Ariana wrote that it's about: "feeling badly for the person you're with bc you love somebody else. feeling badly bc he can tell he can't compare.... and how i should be ghosting him." Our hearts.

Here are just a few of the fan reactions.

We see no lies. Ariana has never been so raw and unfiltered and the results are remarkable.

Check out Ariana Grande's full 'Ghostin' lyrics here.

VERSE
I know you hear me when I cry
I try to hold it in at night
While you're sleeping next to me
But it's your arms that I need this time (This time)
Look at the cards that we've been dealt
If you were anybody else
Probably wouldn't last a day
Heavy tears, a rain parade from hell (From hell)

PRE-CHORUS
Baby, you do it so well
You been so understanding, you been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you

CHORUS
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him

POST-CHORUS
We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage, oh yeah

VERSE 2
Though I wish he were here instead
Don't want that living in your head
He just comes to visit me
When I'm dreaming every now and then (And then)
And after all that we been through (And after all that we been through)
There's so much to look forward to
What was done and what was said
Leave it all here in this bed with you (With you)

PRE-CHORUS
Baby, you do it so well
You been so understanding, you been so good
And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should
And I'm hating myself 'cause you don't want to
Admit that it hurts you (Baby)

CHORUS
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
Over him, mmh
I know that it breaks your heart when I cry again
'Stead of ghostin' him

POST-CHORUS
We'll get through this, we'll get past this, I'm a girl with
A whole lot of baggage
But I love you (But I love you), we'll get past this (Past this)
I'm a girl with a whole lot of baggage, oh yeah