What is the meaning behind “One day I’ll walk down the aisle Holding hands with my mama I’ll be thanking my dad ‘Cause she grew from the drama Only wanna do it once, real bad Gon’ make that shit last God forbid something happens Least this song is a smash (Song is a smash)”? thank u, next by Ariana Grande
- by imrk
- April 09, 2023
Ariana and Pete Davidson got engaged after about a month of dating, but now, she realizes she doesn’t want to rush into marriage. Ariana also applies the theme of gratitude to her own father, Edward Butera, who divorced her mother, Joan Grande, when Ariana herself was 9 years old . The “God forbid” line could be a nod to Pete’s bit on Saturday Night Live in September 2018 when he kept prefacing jokes about them breaking up with “God forbid.” The “song is a smash” line could be Ariana predicting the song would be a hit, which it was : “thank u, next” debuted and stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks.