Here's Our Guess on Who Miley Cyrus Might Be Singing About in “Rose Colored Lenses”

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It’s March 10, also known as Endless Summer Vacation release day, also known as Miley Cyrus Appreciation Day (OK, not officially, but consider this our manifestation to make it happen). The highly-anticipated album features 13 tracks, including the record-breaking single “Flowers,” which may or may not be about Miley’s ex-husband Liam Hemsworth (👀). While some fans speculate that songs like “Jaded” and “Muddy Feet” also allude to Liam and their rocky marriage, other bops make a distinct departure from the theme of break-ups and broken hearts. Take “Rose Colored Glasses,” for example, a dreamy, mid-tempo melody that emulates the floating-on-air feeling that love so often invokes.

While the song perfectly captures the carefree and euphoric honeymoon stage of a relationship — flawlessly including the title of the album, “endless summer vacation,” in the second verse — Miley doesn’t make any specific references to past partners (such as Liam). It’s possible that the track alludes to musician Maxx Morando, who Miley’s been in a relationship with since late 2021. Or, the bop could be Miley’s general reflection of past relationships, and when they begin, you want that whimsical feeling to last forever. Whatever it may be, “Rose Colored Lenses” is no doubt the musical representation of the heart-eye emoji.

Read ahead for a complete lyric breakdown of Miley’s “Rose Colored Lenses.”

Lyrics provided by Genius.

[Verse 1]
Sunrise got us up early
So we put on our shade
Somehow the bed sheets are dirty
Like sticky sweet lemonade

Miley begins the song with a perfect portrayal of all-consuming love, when nothing else seems to matter and you seem permanently embraced in the early-morning glow of falling for someone.

[Pre-Chorus]
Never wanna leave this room
Daydream, déjà vu
If I had control over you

Miley continues her description of this dreamlike stage. You wish you could bottle up these feelings and keep them forever.

[Chorus]
We could stay like this forever, lost in wonderland
With our head above the clouds, falling stupid like we're kids
Wearing rose-colored lenses, let's just play pretend
Wearing rose-colored lenses, pretend we'll never end

The phrase “rose-colored glasses” is a popular idiom, used to describe an optimistic, positive way of perceiving something — oftentimes, better than it really is. “Too good to be true” is a similar phrase. Sometimes, when falling in love, you might overlook some of the flaws in your connection. You’re so blissfully in that honeymoon phase, you tend to overlook any red flags. As Miley puts it, you’ll “pretend we’ll never end” and weaknesses in your relationship will never surface.

[Verse 2]
Naked in conversation
Drown me in your daylight
Endless summer vacation
Make it last till we die

You know those nights when you stay up talking for hours with someone? That is what this verse feels like. You’re vulnerable, “naked in conversation,” Miley says, again, hoping that this walking-on-air, falling-in-love feeling never fades. Just like an “endless summer vacation.”

[Pre-Chorus]
My baby got looks that kill (Kill)
Make a mess of a nice hotel (Hotel)
If I had control over you

Miley uses the pre-chorus to express just how intensely a person feels in the beginning of a relationship.

[Chorus]
We could stay like this forever, lost in wonderland
With our head above the clouds, falling stupid like we're kids
Wearing rose-colored lenses, let's just play pretend
Wearing rose-colored lenses, pretend we'll never end

Again, 😍 😍 😍.

[Post-Chorus]
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever

[Bridge]
We could stay like this forever, lost in wonderland
With our head above the clouds, falling stupid like we're kids
Wearing rose-colored lenses, let's just play pretend
Wearing rose-colored lenses, pretend we'll never end

[Post-Chorus]
Let's stay like this forever (Let's just keep pretendin')
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever (Let's just keep pretendin')
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever
(Let's stay like this forever, uh-uh)
Let's stay like this forever

[Outro]
Let's stay like this forever
Let's stay like this forever

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