Miley Cyrus Addresses Speculation That 'Flowers' Is About Liam Hemsworth

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Miley Cyrus is speaking out about «Flowers.» Amid speculation that Cyrus' hit single is about her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth, the 30-year-old singer discusses the song in a cover story for .The outlet notes that Cyrus seems to be «allergic» to the idea that her song, and, the album on which it appears, are about her ex, whom she divorced in 2020.«I never need to be a master at the craft of tricking an audience,» she says. «It will set itself on fire all by itself.»When it comes to those fans that won't let go of the idea of Cyrus is singing about Hemsworth, she notes that «Flowers» almost had a totally different meaning.«I wrote it in a really different way.

The chorus was originally: 'I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand, but I can't love me better than you can.' It used to be more, like, 1950s.

The saddest song. Like: 'Sure, I can be my own lover, but you're so much better,'» she says. «The song is a little fake it till you make it, which I'm a big fan of.»Listeners, as it turns out, are big fans of the song as well, as they made it soar to the top of the charts.

However, during a conversation with Lil Nas X, Cyrus made it clear that the commercial popularity of the song — and her massive current success for that matter — is fleeting.«Are you so anxious about how successful 'Flowers' is?» Cyrus recalls the rapper asking her. «I was like, 'No.