Analyzing Selena Gomez's Song: The Heart Wants What It Wants

I've hope you've heard it already. That new song from Selena Gomez that had everyone talking for a while and those talks just literally died out after a few weeks. We can all see that she put a ton of work into this song and that the inspiration for this song came from her undying love for Justin Bieber. I will analyze these lyrics since Mr. Starace does not want I to analyze commercials for this post. I will analyze the overall message and the how her song will affect younger girls.    

"The Heart Wants What It Wants"
  You got me sippin' on something

 I can't compare to nothing
I've ever known, I'm hoping
That after this fever I'll survive
I know I'm acting a bit crazy
Strung out, a little bit hazy
Hand over heart, I'm praying
That I'm gonna make it out alive

The bed's getting cold and you're not here
The future that we hold is so unclear
But I'm not alive until you call
And I'll bet the odds against it all
Save your advice 'cause I won't hear
You might be right but I don't care
There's a million reasons why I should give you up
But the heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants

You got me scattered in pieces
Shining like stars and screaming
Lighting me up like Venus
But then you disappear and make me wait
And every second's like torture
Heroin drip, no more so
Finding a way to let go
Baby, baby, no, I can't escape

The bed's getting cold and you're not here
The future that we hold is so unclear
But I'm not alive until you call
And I'll bet the odds against it all
Save your advice 'cause I won't hear
You might be right but I don't care
There's a million reasons why I should give you up
But the heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants [3x]

This is a modern fairytale
No happy endings
No wind in our sails
But I can't imagine a life without
Breathless moments
Breaking me down, down, down, down

The bed's getting cold and you're not here
The future that we hold is so unclear
But I'm not alive until you call
And I'll bet the odds against it all
Save your advice 'cause I won't hear
You might be right but I don't care
There's a million reasons why I should give you up
But the heart wants what it wants
The heart wants what it wants [3x]

The heart wants what it wants, baby
It wants what it wants, baby
It wants what it wants [2x]

It's clear that the overall message of Selena's song is that she should let the man that she loves go, but her heart does not want to leave him. She's out of control in this song, she is extremely dependent on this man who may or may not be in her life, and she just sounds so depressed about love, her life and the world. Although this is a very catchy song, the lyrics hold a deep meaning to Selena but a very negative influence on younger girls. Young girls everywhere are listening to this song and the lyrics shows a very weak woman whose whole life revolves around this one man. Some girls would look at this and imitate the actions take that Selena sings about in her song. Many girls would experience love in their life, but is it really love? Or is it holding on to someone so that you'll not be lonely? This is not the type of the ideal love that many young girls imagined. This is actually completely the opposite. Disney princesses and their love lives taught young girls that a young, handsome prince would fall deeply in love with them and will go to any heights to save them from your their stepsisters, to dragons, to witches, to strangers selling poison apples but, the man and the relationship that Selena sings in her song does not show the same love. This is negatively influencing young girls, making them think that they must hold on to their dear boyfriends because their hearts cannot let go.

Now, that is wrong. Those young girls who believes that they have met their soul mate are able to let that man go. If that man is not the right person, then he's not. Girls should be independent, able to pick herself back up when a man has crumble her down to pieces, and they should be able to move on. Your life will not end after this man. This song shows the worse case scenario and it's not healthy to have this feeling of depression and obsession. It destroying common sense and showing how weak women can be.