Shawn Mendes Promises 'It'll Be Okay' With New Break-Up Lyrics

2 December 2021, 11:47 | Updated: 2 December 2021, 17:22

Inside the lyrics of Shawn Mendes' break-up ballad
Inside the lyrics of Shawn Mendes' break-up ballad. Picture: Getty

By Savannah Roberts

Here's the lyrical lowdown on Shawn Mendes' surprise new single 'It'll Be Okay'. Is he singing about his heartbreak following the Camila Cabello split?

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Shawn Mendes has released a heartbreak ballad exactly two weeks after revealing his split from Camila Cabello.

The talented pair called time on their relationship after two and a half years together, with their announcement coming on the six-year anniversary of their first collaboration on hit single ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer.’

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On Thursday, Shawn indirectly spoke out about the dissolution of their romance by releasing the emotional track 'It'll Be Okay'.

The 23-year-old claims "I will love you either way" as it's widely considered to be dedicated to his former girlfriend.

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Shawn Mendes has indirectly spoken out about the break-up
Shawn Mendes has indirectly spoken out about the break-up. Picture: Getty

What is 'It'll Be Okay' about?

The 'Wonder' hitmaker sings about heartache and letting go in the new personal release.

Shawn gets candid in the track as he details the pain of a romance that has come to an end, he questions the 'break-up' throughout the song:

"Are we gonna make it?
Is this gonna hurt?"

Despite the heartache, the lyrics explore the idea of letting go and allowing someone to leave a relationship even if it hurts to do so.

Shawn sings: "If you tell me you're leaving, I'll make it easy. It'll be okay."

Shawn Mendes pens a heartbreak anthem following split from Camila Cabello
Shawn Mendes pens a heartbreak anthem following split from Camila Cabello. Picture: Getty

What has Shawn Mendes said about his new song 'It'll Be Okay'?

A day before the surprise single drop, the pop sensation took to Instagram to tease the incoming project.

He got emotional with his 65.4 million followers, writing openly: "It feels like I haven't truly connected with you guys in a while. I miss you.

"I hope you love this song."

With the bittersweet message, he posted a snap of a sunrise hinting at a new dawn in his musical career...

Shawn Mendes - It’ll Be Okay (Lyric Video)

Shawn Mendes 'It'll Be Okay' full lyrics

Are we gonna make it?
Is this gonna hurt?
Oh, we can try to sedate it
But that never works
Yeah

I start to imagine a world where we don't collide
It's making me sick but we'll heal and the sun will rise

If you tell me you're leaving, I'll make it easy
It'll be okay
If we can't stop the bleeding
We don't have to fix it, we don't have to stay
I will love you either way
Ooh-ooh, it'll be oh, be okay
Ooh-ooh

Oh, the future we dreamed of is fading to black
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh
Oh, thеre's nothing more painful
Nothing more painful, oh-woah (Oh-woah)

I start to imaginе a world where we don't collide
And it's making me sick but we'll heal and the sun will rise

If you tell me you're leaving, I'll make it easy
It'll be okay (It'll be okay)
And if we can't stop the bleeding
We don't have to fix it, we don't have to stay (Don't have to stay)
I will love you either way
Ooh-ooh, it'll be oh, be okay
Ooh-ooh

I will love you either way
It might be so sweet
It might be so bitter
I will love you either way
It might be so sweet
It might be so bitter (Ooh-ooh)

Oh, if the future we've dreamed of is fading to black
I will love you either way

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