A year after her powerful Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande still can’t let go of the lingering romantic dreams and bitter nightmares she was exploring in those songs. In her self-described “really vulnerable concept album,

Opening with a very elderly Grande - aged to look decades older through makeup and special effects - returning to the Brighter Days memory-wiping center first seen in her 2024 "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" music video,

On “Past Life,” the penultimate track of “Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead,” Ariana Grande admits that she’s ready to move on from the divorce that cast a shadow over her seventh album. “Might fuck around and elevate my expectations,