Popsugar Entertainment Twitter Reactions Who Is Ariana Grande's Song "Imagine" About? The Wistful Lyrics of Ariana Grande's "Imagine" Have Fans Wondering if It's About Mac Miller 14 December 2018 by Mekishana Pierre Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Some artists would rest after dropping a critically-acclaimed album, followed quickly by a record-breaking music video for a surprise song fans didn't even expect, but not Ariana Grande. Instead the singer has already been at work on her fifth studio album (also titled Thank U, Next) while preparing for her Sweetener world tour, kicking off in March 2019 — her first since the tragic terror attack in Manchester during her Dangerous Woman tour. Just weeks after the drop of the "Thank U, Next" music video, Grande released the second song from the upcoming album, "Imagine" and the track has her fans asking a lot of questions. "Imagine" is a dreamy, romantic song similar to "R.E.M" from Sweetener, though much more wistful. The track fantasizes about a perfect love that Grande describes as "now (and forever) unattainable." It fits the vibe of how Grande illustrated Thank U, Next to Billboard, where she said that her next album is "not particularly uplifting," and that while some of the music sounds upbeat, "it's actually a super sad chapter." The obvious longing and lyrics of "Imagine" have spurred fans into theorizing that the inspiration for the song is most likely Grande's ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, who died of an accidental overdose in September. There are several factors that do indicate the song could be about the rapper, though Grande hasn't revealed anything beyond the meaning of the song on Twitter. The most credible among the many clues that fans have laid out on Twitter is the fact that the late rapper had a tattoo that read "imagine." Though the entire song is up for speculation (as you can see in the tweets from fans ahead), that's the biggest connection between Miller and "Imagine." However, since this is all speculation and we don't know anything for sure, all we can attest to is that the song itself is beautiful and definitely worth a listen. It's a song about the universal concept of loss — that feeling when, even though we know something is gone, we can't help but think about when it wasn't. When all we want to do is imagine a world where whoever or whatever we lost is still here. Maybe that's what makes the song so powerfully bittersweet, that we've all been in that state where we live in our memories because it's better than living in today. Maybe that matters more than who the song is or isn't about. Related: Ariana Grande Looks Like an Absolute Dream While Celebrating Her Woman of the Year Honour i think it'll balance the energy between thank u, next and seven rings nicely as those are super self assured / commanding and this one is more vulnerable / unsure. i wanted to mix up the energy a lil bit as both of those themes are equally prevalent on the album / in my life rn.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 13, 2018 1 / 10 kind of like... pretending it never ended. denial. but i look forward to you hearing it and having your own experience with it. you may take away something totally different and specific to your life! love u.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) December 12, 2018 2 / 10 a simple, beautiful love that is now (and forever) unattainable— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 14, 2018 3 / 10 waitdid ariana reference mac's cinderella?cinderella: when you hungry I can shut you up with stir fryimagine: staying up all night, order me pad thaicinderella: you used to tell me all the time I ain't your typeimagine: baby I never thought that it would be you#imagine— sam (@samanthabarlow_) December 14, 2018 4 / 10 Things Ariana did on #Imagine:1) write about Mac2) reference to “Cinderella” by Mac3) WHISTLE TONES— Alessa (@alessalynn) December 14, 2018 5 / 10 References to Mac Miller that I’ve noticed so far in ‘imagine’ .. the name of the song one, the reference to ‘pad Thai’ (Mac’s Cinderella mentions “chef you up a stir fry”) and the whistle tones at the end remind me of ‘The Way’... I’m sad 🥺🖤— Avocado Grande 🐝🏳️🌈 (@AvocadoGrande_) December 14, 2018 6 / 10 Mac Miller had a “imagine” tattoo. brb. pic.twitter.com/VyuLskBTqA— castro (@ifollowcastro) December 14, 2018 7 / 10 “And when you hungry I can shut you up with stir fry.” - Mac Miller, Cinderella“Staying up all night, order me pad Thai.” - Ariana Grande, Imagine💫🌑😇#imagine #love #loss @ArianaGrande— Angel McNamara (@AngelaRose423) December 14, 2018 8 / 10 CURIOSITY: Did you know that Mac Miller had a tattoo with the same name as Ariana Grande's "#imagine" song?#imaginetonight pic.twitter.com/fql2S0RfNW— gain ariana mutuals (@garianamutuals) December 14, 2018 9 / 10 "Imagine" Lyric Video 10 / 10 Twitter ReactionsMac MillerAriana GrandeMusic