Lily Allen gets very personal on her next album and uses her music to cope with the end of her marriage to actor David Harbour.
In a new interview with British Vogue published on Friday, October 17, the 40-year-old singer opened up about her upcoming record and revealed that several songs explore the breakup of her relationship.
One song, titled Sleepwalking, contains the striking lyrics: “You got me thinking it was me in my head / And nothing to do with them girls in your bed.”
Another, called Dallas Major, seems to delve even deeper into her personal life, as Allen sings, “You know, I used to be pretty famous / I should probably explain how my marriage has been open since my husband went astray.”
When asked if the songs were directly inspired by her divorce from Harbour, Allen didn’t shy away from addressing this.
“There are things on the agenda that I went through during my marriage, but that doesn’t mean it’s all gospel,” she told the outlet. “It’s inspired by what happened in the relationship.”
Allen and Harbor tied the knot in Las Vegas in September 2020 after first linking up last year.
In February, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple had split after four years of marriage.
At the time, insiders said the singer was “devastated and not in a good place,” adding that the split had been “really hard for her and her girls.”
Allen shares two daughters, Ethel Mary, 13, and Marnie Rose, 12, with her ex-husband Sam Cooper.
Following her divorce, the Smile singer spoke candidly about prioritizing her mental health.
During an episode of her BBC podcast Miss Me? in February, Allen revealed that she had spent a few weeks in a treatment center to focus on her healing.
“I’m just very grateful that I was given the time and space that I needed,” she said.
“I went to some sort of treatment center for a few weeks, which was great. I did a lot of group therapy and some individual therapy and I just needed some time and space away from everything.”
In March, Allen also made headlines for discussing how age affects women’s relationships with men.
“Getting older is particularly difficult when you get your validation from men’s attention, which I do… They seem to like them young, don’t they?” she said on the same podcast, later adding, “Older women can see men’s unattractiveness better than young, dumb women, and that’s why men essentially like them when they’re young and dumb.”
Although Allen has yet to share a release date for her upcoming album, it’s already clear that the record will be her most emotionally revealing yet, a raw reflection of heartbreak, growth and self-discovery.
