With her new album greeting our ears on May 3, 2024, Dua Lipa’s “End of An Era” lyrics have us wondering if it hints at a future she hopes to have with her boyfriend, Callum Turner. The pair have been linked since January and while it’s a new relationship, they’re reportedly “mad” about each other.
Radical Optimism is Dua’s third album. She entered the music scene in August 2015 with her debut single, “New Love.” She went on to release songs like “Be the One” and “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)” before her first number-one single in the United Kingdom, “New Rules,” in July 2017.
After that, Lipa’s career continued to rise with hits like “IDGAF” and “One Kiss” with Calvin Harris.” In March 2020, Lipa released her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia, which featured chart-topping tracks like “Don’t Start Now,” “Physical” and “Break My Heart.” Lipa, who won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2019, was also nominated in the Album of the Year category for Future Nostalgia at the 2021 Grammys.
When it comes to her latest release, she told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that it’s her most personal yet. “With this album, I feel like I’ve managed to put so much more honesty out there, and be really open in a way that I don’t think I’ve ever had the chance to,” she shared.
“There’s this one song, which is the last song in the album called ‘Happy for You.’ And I love that song because, to me, it’s about seeing someone who you were with move on, and be really happy for them. And I probably wouldn’t have been able to write that song on my first or second record because I don’t feel like I probably would’ve grown as a person or as an artist to be able to see someone that you loved move on. Or I would’ve found it difficult.”
Now, fans are speculating whether Dua Lipa’s “End of An Era” lyrics are about her new love, The Boys and The Boat actor Callum Turner. It’s the album’s opening track, and ironically, serves as the opening to her new era where optimism abounds amid references to a love that could last forever.
Dua Lipa’s “End of An Era” lyrics meaning
We’ve dissected every verse and chorus so you don’t have to.
Verse 1
What’s it about a kiss that makes me feel like this?
Makes me an optimist, I guess
I always jump too quick, hopin’ this one might stick
Hopelessly romantic- We have to assume this song is about her budding relationship with Callum Turner because she sings about jumping in too quick. She and Turner were first linked in January 2024 so this romance is pretty fresh.
- Still, she told Elle UK that she tends to say “I love you” without hesitation. “I’m such a firm believer in love. I blame my parents for that because they have a really good relationship and I think they’ve set my standards high,” she said. “Life is too not short not to say ‘I love you.’ As much as I tell myself not to rush into things or be careful to say ‘I love you’ too fast without really knowing if there’s any substance in the relationship, I think it’s really important to go with your gut.”
Pre-chorus
Then you said, “Hey,” and I said, “Hey
What’s your name?”
Come with me
‘Cause when I see your face (Ah)- We’re not sure how Dua and Callum first met but we take it from these lyrics they hit it off straight away.
- According to a source quoted in Us Weekly, they have “an amazing connection” and “the chemistry is there.”
Chorus
The sweetest pleasure
I feel like we’re gonna be together
This could be the end of an era
Who knows, baby? This could be forever, forever- While Dua and Callum haven’t spoken publicly about their relationship, it seems they’re really happy and perhaps she’s hinting at a lifelong future together, i.e. the end of her single era.
- She told Elle in her April 2024 cover story: “When I was single, I didn’t wish it away. You learn so much about yourself, you know, whether it’s going on a date or spending that time alone. In the silence, you figure out who you really are.”
Verse 2
No more “You’re not my type”, no more “At lеast I tried”
Done with the lonеly nights, I guess
One chapter might be done, God knows I had some fun
New one has just begun- These lyrics seem to suggest she’s figured out what she wants from a relationship. She told Apple Music’s Zane Low: “I want someone who’s loyal and open and honest, and that’s what I’m willing to be as well in return. You figure out what those things are for you.”
- It sounds like she’s putting her single chapter behind her and looking forward to a long-term committed future with her boyfriend.
Pre-chorus
You said, “Hey,” and I said, “Hey
What’s your name?”
Come with me
‘Cause when I see your face (Ah)Chorus
The sweetest pleasure
I feel like we’re gonna be together
This could be the end of an era
Who knows, baby? This could be forever, foreverPost-chorus
In the clouds, there she goes
Butterflies, let them flow
‘Nother girl falls in love
Another girl leaves the club
Send a big kiss goodbye
To all of the pretty eyes (End of an era)
Another girl falls in love
Another girl leaves the club (Forever)- These lyrics seem like Dua is bidding farewell to her single life and the craziness of dating where she’s using “the club” as a metaphor. It’s seemingly another way of saying to “get off the merry-go-round” which is a phrase generally used when someone is moving on from a pattern of behavior.
Chorus
The sweetest pleasure
I feel like we’re gonna be together
This could be the end of an era
Who knows, baby? This could be forever and everPost-chorus
In the clouds, there she goes
Butterflies, let them flow (End of an era)
‘Nother girl falls in love
Another girl leaves the club
Send a big kiss goodbye
To all of the pretty eyes (End of an era)
Another girl falls in love
Another girl leaves the clubBridge
I’ve lost all my senses
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
Is this my happy ending?
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la
(Here she goes again)- Dua really sounds like she’s in love! While she’s not 100% sure about their future, she’s considering it by asking “is this my happy ending?”
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