Learn the Lyrics to Midnight Sky by Miley Cyrus

“Midnight Sky” is a song by American singer Miley Cyrus, released on August 14, 2020, by RCA Records as the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album She Is Miley Cyrus. The disco, pop, synth-pop, electropop, and pop rock song was written by Cyrus, Ali Tamposi, Ilsey Juber and Jonathan Bellion with song’s producers: Louis Bell and Andrew Watt.

“I was born to run, I don’t belong to anyone, oh no
I don’t need to be loved by you (by you)
Fire in my lungs, can’t bite the devil on my tongue, oh no
I don’t need to be loved by you
See my lips on her mouth, everybody’s talking now, baby
Ooh, you know it’s true, yeah
That I was born to run, I don’t belong to anyone, oh no
I don’t need to be loved by you (loved by you)”

On August 4, 2020, Cyrus posted on social media a clip of the music video for her 2008 single “Start All Over” with the hashtags “#sheiscoming” and “#butforrealthistime”, in reference to her long-delayed seventh studio album She Is Miley Cyrus. Later that day, she shared a preview of “Midnight Sky” on social media. The track was released on August 14 as planned. The song and video were inspired by other female musicians, such as Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett and Debbie Harry, specifically, Nicks’ song “Edge of Seventeen”. Cyrus reached out to Nicks before release, asking for her blessing of the song. In an interview with Hits 1, the singer explained the song’s background, stating:

You just definitely want to feel like you are just in control of your own life and not trying to control anyone else’s, so for me to be able to really have a good, clear understanding of the last two years, which there was some traumatic experiences – losing the house in Malibu and going through a really public breakup – I think I just really needed some clarity. And so it was just really important to me to be able to like really sit with my thoughts.

Listen to the powerful anthem here.

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