Lily Allen is getting very personal on her upcoming album, as she uses her music to process 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 spoke about her upcoming album, revealing that several of the songs explore the breakdown of her relationship.
One song, titled Sleepwalking, includes a stunning lyric, “You let me think I was in my head/And I had nothing to do with the girls in your bed.”
Another, Dallas Major, seems to delve deeper into her personal life, as Allen sings, “You know I was pretty popular back in the day / Maybe I should explain how my marriage’s been so open since my husband strayed.”
When asked if the songs were directly inspired by her breakup with Harbor, Allen wasn’t shy about addressing the issue.
“There are things on record 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 married in Las Vegas in September 2020 after being first linked the previous year.
In February, multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple had separated after four years of marriage.
At the time, the insider said the singer was “devastated and not in a good place,” adding that the breakup was “very difficult for her and her daughters.”
Allen has two daughters, Ethel Marie, 13, and Marnie Rose, 12, with her ex-husband, Sam Cooper.
Following her split, the Smile singer spoke candidly about prioritizing her mental health.
During a February episode of her BBC radio show “My Beauty Queen?”, Allen revealed that she spent a few weeks in a treatment center to focus on her recovery.
“I feel so grateful that I had the time and space I needed,” she said.
“I went to a treatment center for a few weeks, which was great. I did a lot of group therapy and some individual therapy and I needed some time and space away from everything.”
In March, Allen also made headlines for discussing how age affects women’s relationships with men.
“Aging is especially uncomfortable if you get your stress from men’s attention, which I do…they seem to like them when they’re young, don’t they?” “Older women can see the unattractiveness of men better than young, stupid women, and that’s why men like young, stupid men,” she said on the same podcast, later adding.
Although Allen hasn’t shared a release date for her upcoming album, it’s already clear that the record will be her most emotionally revealing yet, a primal reflection on heartbreak, growth, and self-discovery.