If you’ve been guzzling down the Jasmine tea surrounding Miley Cryus, Liam Hemsworth, Brody Jenner, Kaitlynn Carter, Spencer Pratt and weed bouquets as of late, prepare to top up because the internet has gone wild in their analyses of Miley’s ‘Slide Away’ video.
‘Slide Away’, which is a standalone single from her 2019 EP She Is Coming, recounts a once-fortifiable relationship that begins to erode and grow apart of time. Given that the song was released about a week after the announcement of MiLi’s separation, it’s not a far reach at all to suggest the song is a direct commentary about their marriage’s demise.
With lyrics such as “Move on, we’re not 17 / I’m not who I used to be / You say that everything changed / You’re right, we’re grown now”, many have suggested that Miley’s growth, and Liam’s hesitancy to accept said growth, was the main cause of their demise. All speculative tea, of course, but quenching tea nonetheless.
Where was I at 17, you ask? Great question. I was bopping my bussy to ‘We Can’t Stop’, which has coincidentally drawn quite the comparison to the new video. This would make sense, given that this is the exact time period that Miley is claiming to have moved on from.
https://twitter.com/HEARTBROKENMC/status/1170014058105442306
the music video for slide away is like the aftermath of we can’t stop. the party is over. anyone left is strung out somewhere in the house. miley is like a fly on the wall. she feels out of place bc she’s knows she’s grown past that phase of her life. #slideawayvideo pic.twitter.com/pYwtUzCOMT
— ☆ (@mileychrist) September 6, 2019
Why does the Slide Away music video seem like the sad version of the We Can’t Stop music video eye- pic.twitter.com/apeA8F8lH5
— 𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙙 ♡ (@FUTUREC00L) September 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/81scyrus/status/1170009033157283840
Under the video, Youtube user @Den Pan pointed out the possible symbol associated with the 10 of hearts card floating in the pool. “That 10 of hearts card under water at 1:23 means so deep! 10 years of love all drowned. This video is such a masterpiece!” they commented.
Den’s sentiments have been mimicked online by quite a few Twitter users.
10 of hearts @ the bottom of the pool signifying the 10 years of Miley & Liam’s love ending #SlideAway pic.twitter.com/lCR2oc3Cgd
— erica fischer (@ercfischerr) September 6, 2019
I just knew she would do this. The Slide Away Music Video had very Miam related things in it. Here two i can find so far.
10 of heart for 10 years they were together
The panda head L*am wore for the Decisions MV pic.twitter.com/Vf4mbUXoqJ
— Char 💙 (@CharneleJGomez) September 6, 2019
Side note: Liam didn’t wear a panda head in Borgore‘s ‘Decisions’ music video – he wore a unicorn head – but him and Miley did supposedly have matching panda outfits… so, I guess that’s something, maybe?
Last month, Liam took to Instagram to share the news of their separation: “Hi all, just a quick note to say that Miley and I have recently separated and I wish her nothing but health and happiness going forward.”
No matter what rumours swirl around the web about their relationship, the truth of the matter is that we’ll probably never know what actually went down. They were together for a fucking long time and it still mustn’t be easy on either of them, so we wish them all the best.
Check out the video: