Fans think this Ariana Grande lyric proves Dalton Gomez was cheating on her
When “thank u next” singer Ariana Grande married Dalton Gomez in 2021, it seemed like she had finally found the love of her life after some tumultuous relationships with Pete Davidson and Mac Miller. But three years later, they filed for divorce and Ari’s name was put through the wringer in the media with suggestions that she had cheated on Gomez with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater.
However, this morning her first album in four years, “Eternal Sunshine” dropped and fans have already sussed out some lyrics in the eponymous title track that suggest Gomez was actually the two-timer, not our beloved Ari!
In the fifth song on the album, which also serves as the album name, she sings, “I'll be the first to say, ‘I'm sorry’/Now you got me feelin' sorry, I showed you all my demons, all my lies/Yet you played me like Atari”
Hmmm, played you like Atari, eh? YOU HAVE OUR ATTENTION.
She sings, “Now it's like I'm lookin' in the mirror/Hope you feel alright when you're in her, I found a good boy and he's on my side/You're just my eternal sunshine, sunshine.”
And that’s just the chorus. Check these pre-chorus lyrics: “So now we play our separate scenes/Now, now she's in my bed, mm-mm, layin' on your chest/ Now I'm in my head, wonderin' how it ends.”
Social media, start your digging!
Maybe the netizens are onto something. A source recently told Us Weekly that, “Ariana thinks these songs will provide a lot of insight for her fans. [It’s] her side of the story regarding Dalton [Gomez] and Ethan [Slater].”
SOUNDS LIKE AN ADMISSION TO US!
The insider continued, "Ariana is playing with different characters, some of the lyrics come from her personal life, but others are just her playing a fun character for her fans."
Social media, set your faces to stun.
That’s not the only song that has eyebrows-raising the social media sleuths and netizens trying to crack the code. The second song in the album, “Bye” makes it sound like Ari was doing all the work in her marriage and fighting hard for it, while Gomez did bupkis: "This ain’t the first time I’ve been hostage to these tears / I can’t believe I’m finally moving through my fears / At least I know how hard we tried both you and me / Didn’t we, didn’t we?"
Last week during an interview with Zach Sang, Ari admitted the album, “says everything and nothing at the same time. It’s very vague and very specific — all at once.”
She continued, “The thing that was beautiful about it was, when I was writing [Eternal Sunshine], it was with no intention for the world to hear it. I was just kind of [like], ‘Let’s just go. Let’s see what comes out.’ And then, when I was done, I remembered that people will hear it and sometimes, people will sensationalize things and assign meaning to certain things. And I wanted to make sure that I combed through, just to make sure that it was what I intended.”
Make up your own mind. Check out the full lyrics, via Genius:
[Verse 1]
I don't care what people say
We both know I couldn't change you
I guess you could say the same
Can't rearrange truth
I've never seen someone lie like you do
So much, even you start to think it's true
Ooh
Get me out of this loop, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
So now we play our separate scenes
Now, now she's in my bed, mm-mm, layin' on your chest
Now I'm in my head, wonderin' how it ends
[Chorus]
I'll be the first to say, "I'm sorry"
Now you got me feelin' sorry
I showed you all my demons, all my lies
Yet you played me like Atari
Now it's like I'm lookin' in the mirror
Hope you feel alright when you're in her
I found a good boy and he's on my side
You're just my eternal sunshine, sunshine
[Verse 2]
So I try to wipe my mind
Just so I feel less insane
Rather feel painless
I'd rather forget than know, know for sure
What we could've fought through behind this door, mm
So I close it and move, yeah, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
So now we play our separate scenes
Now, now he's in your bed, and layin' on my chest
Now I'm in my head, and wonderin' how it ends, ends, ends
[Chorus]
I'll be the first to say, "I'm sorry"
Now you got me feelin' sorry
I showed you all my demons, all my lies
Yet you played me like Atari
Now it's like I'm lookin' in the mirror
Hope you feel alright when you're in her
I found a good boy and he's on my side
You're just my eternal sunshine, sunshine
[Bridge]
Won't break, can't shake
This fate, rewrite
Deep breaths, tight chest
Life, death, rewind
Won't (Won't) break (Won't), can't (Can't) shake (Shake)
This (This) fate (Fate), rewrite
Deep (Deep) breaths (Breaths), tight (Tight) chest (Chest)
Life (Life), death (Death)
[Chorus]
I'll be the first to say, "I'm sorry"
Now you got me feelin' sorry
I showed you all my demons, all my lies
Yet you played me like Atari
Now it's like I'm lookin' in the mirror (Won't break, can't shake)
Hope you feel alright when you're in her (This fate, rewrite)
I found a good boy and he's on my side (Deep breaths, tight chest)
You're just my eternal sunshine, sunshine (Life, death, rewind)
[Outro]
Won't (Won't) break (Won't), can't (Can't) shake (Shake)
This (This) fate (Fate), rewrite
Deep (Deep) breaths (Breaths), tight (Tight) chest (Chest)
Life (Life), death (Death), rewind
Won't (Won't) break (Won't), can't (Can't) shake (Shake)
This (This) fate (Fate), rewrite
Deep (Deep) breaths (Breaths), tight (Tight) chest (Chest)
Life (Life), death (Death)
