‘Midnight Sky’ is Your Cue To Get Reacquainted with Miley Cyrus

So, What Does ‘Midnight Sky’ Mean to Miley Cyrus?

In ‘Midnight Sky’ we see Miley in her most vulnerable moments. She’s disillusioned by the idea of “forever”, a concept we’ve been conditioned to yearn for as children. Speaking of the focal point of her song, Miley stated, “You asked me to kind of explain briefly what my song is about. And I think it’s my relationship with the stigma.”

She further explained, “And I just don’t think that. I think we’re kind of set up for devastation — in that, from the time we’re little kids, we’re taught to claim other humans as our best friends forever. And you just don’t know who you’re going to be sitting with here right now. You never know who you’re going to evolve to be and who they’re going to evolve to be. So I think that we, especially as women in relationships, a lot of the time we can get villainized when ‘forever’ doesn’t happen.”

The star also pointed out that by dwelling on the idea of “forever”, it doesn’t allow us to fully understand ourselves as individuals – we’re too caught up in our relationships and the idea of permanence to concentrate on ourselves and our growth. “We’re changing and evolving and understanding ourselves from such a different perspective that it just feels like forever is definitely a big word, especially for someone young, especially as three-years-old, we’re like, ‘Oh, this is my best friend forever.’ It’s like, ‘You have no idea what Allie is going to become.'” Perhaps another glance at the song’s lyrics will help grasp her views. Take a look:

But it’s been a long time since I felt this good on my own (Uh)
Lotta years went by with my hands tied up in your ropes (Your ropes)
Forever and ever, no more (No more)

And finally, Miley discussed the fact that she’s found a close friend in Dua Lipa – who might just end up as her future collaborator.

“One thing that I really loved about Dua is that she is one of those people that if you’re talking to her, she is like listening so closely and really engaged and really present, I know, especially when you’re kind of a new artist, it’s all going so fast that it’s hard to really zone in. And when someone is kind of getting in there with you, you really engage with them and I always loved that about her. So, it’s a really easy collaborative process because of just how there and present she is.”

So, hopefully these thoughtful anecdotes could help you reacquaint yourself with this new version of Miley Cyrus, one that’s decided to stick to the path of self-discovery.

By: Nina Karun