11 Songs About Leaving A Toxic Relationship

A toxic relationship is mainly characterized by traits such as lack of trust, controlling behaviors, frequent lying, rage, insecurity and many other things. Such types of relationships are not good for our mental health hence if things are not improving we are encouraged to leave and just move on. Below are songs that talk about leaving toxic relationships:

1. Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me

The song is the lead single from the album Rare. It has been seemingly confirmed to be about her rocky relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. It is about discovering her true self after leaving a relationship.

 

2. Chris Brown – Deuces

Deuces is a slang word that has been used in the song to say goodbye. The song is about getting rid of a girl who has been toxic in the relationship and just trying to move on.

 

3. H.E.R – Hard Place

In the track, H.E.R. finds herself stuck between an unhealthy relationship and her own well-being. She doesn’t know what she wants despite the relationship not being good for her.

 

4. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

The song is about finally ending a relationship with a narcissistic partner who took advantage of his status. He then makes sure she knows that he is comfortable with being single and has moved on from the relationship.

 

5. Avril Lavigne – I Fell In Love With The Devil

In the track, Avril ends a toxic relationship that she has been in. She was inspired to do the song after the “toxic relationship” she had during her battle with Lyme disease.

 

6. Taylor Swift – It’s Time To Go

Lyrically the song represents situations where Taylor’s relationships have toured sour such as her highly publicized legal battle with her former label, Big Machine Records for the ownership rights to the masters of her first six studio albums.

 

7. Adele – Woman Like Me

The song is more of a rant by Adele as to why she left the relationship with her ex-husband. She states that he has been complacent, lazy, always complaining and insecure thus wasting the potential of their relationship. Aside from that, she also states the things she learned on her journey.

 

8. Shawn Mendes – Stitches

The song is about loving someone so much you can’t live without them, despite how much they hurt you. However, he sees hope of getting through and knows the only way he can make it out is to break up with his partner and move on.

 

9. Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex

The song is about moving on from a relationship that caused them heartache and trauma. They celebrate that they came out stronger and wiser.

 

10. Selena Gomez – Look At Her Now

This is an upbeat track about becoming a stronger person after a turbulent relationship.

 

11. Selena Gomez – Cut You Off

This is a midtempo track from the album Rare. It talks about someone moving on from a past relationship and feeling better about themselves. Many speculated that it is about her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.