In May 2023, Taylor Swift shared her new song, “You’re Losing Me”from the vault of her “Midnights” album, which was previously dropped in 2022. Although it was written at the time of the other tracks, it was pretty telling that she chose to release that particular breakup song with the heartbreaking lyrics shared by Genius, “Do I throw out everything we built or keep it? / I’m getting tired even for a phoenix / Always risin’ from the ashes / Mendin’ all her gashes / You might just have dealt the final blow.” The final lyrics are, “Do something, babe, say something” (Say something) / Lose something, babe, risk something” (You’re losin’ me) / Choose something, babe, I got nothing” (I got nothing) / To believe unless you’re choosin’ me.” Swift seems to be saying that she wants Alwyn to make a decision on the state of their relationship because she’s giving up hope.
“You’re Losing Me” is on the “Old Habits Die Screaming” Apple Music playlist, which is all about Swift’s feelings of intense sadness and hopelessness. “While these things are really, really hard to go through, I often feel like when I’m either listening to songs or writing songs that deal with this intensity of loss and helplessness, usually that’s in the phase where I’m close to getting past that feeling,” she stated.
