Fans have worked out who Ariana Grande's new song 'Imagine' is about

Publish Date: Monday, 17 December 2018, 12:39PM

Ariana Grande just dropped her new song "Imagine," and it's super beautiful:

Ariana revealed that the song is about the end of a relationship and denial (to quote: "kind of like...pretending it never ended"), but she's yet to say which relationship she means.

But fans have jumped at the chance to work out who the lyrics are directed towards, and it turns out, it's pretty obvious...

Firstly, the most definitive evidence:

Mac Miller has a tattoo of the word 'Imagine' on his inner arm.

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

There are also some lines that seem similar to lyrics in Mac's song "Cinderella."

“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

wait
did ariana reference mac's cinderella?

cinderella: when you hungry I can shut you up with stir fry
imagine: staying up all night, order me pad thai

cinderella: you used to tell me all the time I ain't your type
imagine: baby I never thought that it would be you#imagine
— sam (@samanthabarlow_) December 14, 2018

Oh and finally, "Knew you were perfect after the first kiss" could be a reference to the pairs first kiss that was actually captured on camera at the end of their music video for "The Way":

It would also explain why Grande hasn't spoken about the person behind the lyrics, as she is still very emotional about the loss of Miller.

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