How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten (feat. Selena Gomez)

'How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten' dives into the bittersweet thrill of crossing paths with someone stuck in the past, while the narrator has already bloomed into a whole new life. Selena Gomez and benny blanco bring this emotion to life in lines like 'And you walked in, big-ass grin, talkin' like we're friends, honey, what were you thinkin’?'—expressing irony and a hint of disdain at the nerve of someone who shows up as if time hasn’t changed everything.

In the scene they paint, the contrast is sharp: while the narrator is fully immersed in the glow of a new love—'Lipstick kisses with no ice, on the edge, paradise'—the other person arrives completely out of place, still believing they hold meaning or space. There’s a cruel edge to the repeated question 'How does it feel to be forgotten?'—it’s a reminder that this person no longer lives in her thoughts, that they’ve become a closed chapter.

The irony lies in the false compassion: 'I hope one day you heal.' The words sound kind on the surface but are laced with almost irresistible contempt—a subtle reinforcement that the one who moved on feels nothing more than distant, cynical curiosity about what it must be like to be stuck in something long dead.

The narrator embodies this empowerment, this freedom, making it clear that the power has shifted—it no longer belongs to the one who thought they could just come back whenever they pleased and still have an impact. The song is about the triumphant feeling of moving forward while the other remains frozen in time, unable to accept that they’ve been left behind—and forgotten.