ArianaGrandeVevo

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@ChrabbyChips

1 comment

6K likes

“Omg this gives The Weeknd vibes! ❤ Edit: I saw someone say this and wanted to repeat it: I hope The Weeknd (bunny) hops on this! 😂”

Rank 27

@livdrafts

1 comment

5.6K likes

“FREAKIANA IS ALIVE AND BREATHING”

Rank 28

@Whos_sena

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5.4K likes

“She’s calling out the ppl who keep asking for the long ponytail and sad aesthetic. Love this for her”

Rank 29

@Josue00920

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2.5K likes

“I love that Ariana almost never uses green screen in her music videos, she always makes the most BEAUTIFUL and ICONIC videos!!! 😭✨💐🌙”

Rank 1@LittleCarpenter1159986.9K likes

NOT ME WATCHING THE PREMIERE OF THIS VIDEO IN THE SCHOOL BATHROOMS BECAUSE BEING AN ARIANATOR IS MORE IMPORTANT 4 ME HAHAHA.

Rank 2@evolvinali60.4K likes

A music video? Nah, a short film full of art, emotion, expression, symbolism and music. This is great

Rank 3@mansi-j2b35.8K likes

I love it when singers are actual ACTORS 😭 the MVS are a literal cinematic masterpiece that way.

Rank 4@imintrigued11429.9K likes

THE HORROR VIBES?? THE METAPHORS?? THE ENDING?? AND THE WAY SHE CAME BACK AT THE END?? IM ALL HERE FOR IT (btw Justin Long acted the HELL outta this character)

Rank 5@Kool-_-24.5K likes

This is why music videos are IMPORTANT! This just basically confirmed to me that this album is a darker pop album which I’m all here for!!!

Rank 6@dearmariaaz23K likes

Finally someone releasing a music video that has a storyline, just like it used to be.

Rank 7@Ali_Petrova2722.8K likes

I think the music video represents how people deal with a breakup from both sides. One person buries the relationship, avoids it, and suppresses their feelings, while the other hits rock bottom, sits with the pain, and actually deals with it. Ariana’s “death” is symbolic, not physical, but spiritual/emotional. He didn’t literally kill her; he emotionally buried the relationship and avoided processing the breakup through suppression. From Ariana’s side, it feels like she has emotionally died, and only after death comes clarity. She is shown underground in a dungeon, which represents her inner world or subconscious. Around her are books and boxes labeled with things like" Trauma, Monsters, Things I Should Have Said, Things I Shouldn’t Have Said, and Ignored Feelings". She picks up a book called Insecurities and starts reading it, symbolizing self-awareness and finally confronting parts of herself she had ignored. Meanwhile, from his side, he sees her everywhere. he’s not being followed by her ghost; he’s being haunted by his own suppressed feelings, guilt, and unresolved emotions. Every time he tries to get rid of her or erase the memories, it backfires and hurts him even more. The harder he runs from the breakup, the more it follows him. But there’s only so far he can run. Eventually, he decides to go back to her, but she’s no longer where he left her. She has gained awareness, healed, and transcended. At the end, Ariana appears at the grave holding a shovel. At first, it looks like revenge for “killing” her, but she buries him not out of revenge, but because she wants him to go through it, face his emotions and deal with the pain instead of suppressing it, exactly as she did. For me, the video feels less like a revenge story and more like a psychological portrayal of how two people process heartbreak in completely different ways. P.S.: This is just my own interpretation; it’s not the actual context. Ariana said the song is about the constant criticism she receives from her fans. I still believe it's ok to have our own vision and perception of this mv. It’s an actual piece of art, and art can be interpreted in different ways based on each person’s perspective. Thanks for reading all of this. I honestly didn’t expect you guys would take the time to read it. Love ;)

Rank 8@Zhongli192318.3K likes

i think she portrayed how “fans” buried her, then tried to project her onto every version they could think of and were just getting worked up because she was no longer there and, in the end, she is the one to bury them as she reclaims who she once was and always has been.

Rank 9@maylennaasley16.8K likes

2014: You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, got to love me harder 2026: hate that i made you love me

Rank 10@moonlight6767316.7K likes

PROOF YOU'RE HERE UNDER 24 HOURS