Sophia Michaels
Miley Cyrus is not having any of it. In her new song “Muddy Feet,” off her “Endless Summer Vacation” album, the singer appears to be addressing a cheating partner, telling them to “get the f*ck out of my house with that sh*t” in the emotional pop ballad. While some fans have speculated that her hit single “Flowers” was directed at her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth, Cyrus has never explicitly named anyone in the song.
A few lines in particular have garnered attention. “And you smell like perfume that I didn’t purchase / Now I know why you’ve been closing the curtains,” Cyrus sings in the pre-chorus, alluding to infidelity. “You’ve watered the weeds and you killed all the roses,” she continues in a subtle nod to her “Flowers” lyrics. “Worthy arrives when the other door closes.”
Cyrus and Hemsworth started dating after meeting on the set of “The Last Song” in 2009. They announced their engagement in 2012 before breaking up shortly after. The pair got back together in January 2016 and married in 2018. However, they split for good seven months later in August 2019, with Cyrus’s rep saying, “Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers.” Currently, Cyrus is in a relationship with drummer Maxx Morando, whom she’s been dating since December 2021.
As she makes a rock-star return to music, Cyrus’s songs have sparked speculation about the reasons behind her breakup from Hemsworth. Listeners have previously questioned if songs like “Wrecking Ball” and “Malibu” were written with Hemsworth in mind, but Cyrus has never directly confirmed or denied such theories. Nevertheless, many songs on the new record reflect more generally on her past relationships, leaving more room for interpretation. Here, we have broken down the lyrics of “Muddy Feet” in full so you can decide Cyrus’s true intentions for yourself.
