There’s a Secret Meaning Behind Selena Gomez’s New Song

Selena Gomez has released some of the most interesting pop music this year. She kicked things off with “Bad Liar,” a plucky, stripped-down song that samples the Talking Heads’ 1977 hit “Psycho Killer.” Then there was “Fetish,” a lush, electro-hip-hop jam with a featured rap from Gucci Mane. Now she’s hitting us with “Wolves,” an EDM collaboration with Marshmello. And if Gomez’s previous dance tracks are any indication (“I Want You to Know,” “It Ain’t Me”), “Wolves” will be a bona fide smash.

It might be Gomez’s most personal song to date too: Fans have picked up on a second meaning in its title that gives a clue into what the lyrics could detail. In Latin, lupus actually translates to wolf; lupus is also the name of the autoimmune disease Gomez opened up about having more than two years ago.

“We see you @selenagomez,” one fan wrote on Twitter, along with the words wolf and lupus. Check it out for yourself below:

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It wouldn’t be surprising if Gomez discusses her lupus diagnosis in this new song. After Gomez released “The Heart Wants What It Wants” in 2014, her music’s been incredibly forthcoming. (Look no further than a track on Revival called “Sober” for proof of this. The gut-wrenching tune is all about being in love with someone with substance abuse issues.)

Her social media has also become more transparent now, especially regarding her lupus. A few weeks ago Gomez revealed the disease caused her to get a kidney transplant; her best friend, Francia Raisa, was the donor. “[Raisa] gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed,” she wrote on Instagram. Who knows? Maybe this song is a tribute to her.

We’ll find out when Gomez drops “Wolves” on Wednesday, October 25.

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