Teddy Swims has dropped a raw heartbreak track about splitting from the mother of his baby boy.
The Lose Control singer channels the pain of his breakup with Raiche Wright – who welcomed their son last June – into Break Up in Reverse, a song inspired by Nas’ 2001 track Rewind.
He sings: “I wish we could break up in reverse / Every night would get better, instead of getting worse. I’d watch you slowly slip back into my hands / Say goodbye to me in the beginning, and love me in the end.”
Teddy says the song reflects exactly where he is right now: “Upon writing this song and my next album, I’ve been going through it with my relationship with my baby’s mother coming to an end. We loved how Nas told a whole story in reverse, so we took that idea and wrote it about my relationship, with the punchline being ‘Say goodbye to me in the beginning and love me in the end.’”
He previously told fans at Stagecoach in April that he expected to be writing songs about fatherhood – not heartbreak.
He said: “I’m going through a bit of a situation with my baby mother.
“I got a 10‑month‑old… and he’s the sweetest kid in the world. Trying to make music not about being a dad is the hard part because nobody wants to hear just nothing but dad tunes.”
Raiche has also spoken openly about the emotional toll of co‑parenting.
She posted to her Instagram Story: “When I dreamed of becoming a mother and having children, I never imagined this would be my reality. My heart hurts, and my stomach is in constant knots. My heart goes out to anyone who is going through this, or who has ever had to.”