Miley Cyrus Gets Emotional While Belting Her New Breakup Anthem ‘More to Lose’

Miley Cyrus just gave us another taste of her next album, Something Beautiful. The Grammy winner dropped her latest single, “More to Lose” tonight, debuting a moving rock ballad about heartbreak. And of course, since this is a visual album, she also unveiled the video for song, in which she wears a glittery vintage Mugler bodysuit. It’s also what appears on her album cover.

At a screening of her Something Beautiful film hosted by Spotify in New York this week, Cyrus explained her approach to the album’s luxurious aesthetic. “What I love about this fashion and what I love about these looks is that there was a person behind every single stitch, every backdrop, every lighting, camera, anything that was created was created with a purpose,” she said. “And that is so meaningful to me.”

Despite the opulent styling, the video is quite emotional. Some black-and-white shots show Cyrus near tears as she belts out the song, which appears to be a breakup anthem of some sort. Also at the screening, the singer shared how the album was inspired by the painful moments of her life.

“There’s such a spectrum to beauty, and some of it incorporates heartbreak and loss or death or pain, but sometimes it’s flowers and rainbows, like I said, and new love, which I got to display on that screen,” she said, to the cheers of the crowd. “I feel like there’s always something to look forward to....Everything that I’ve ever lost, I’ve gained in tenfold.”

Read the full lyrics below, courtesy of Genius.

[Verse 1]The more I stay, the less I goWe're toe to toe, but I’m hanging on the wireStumbled down the same road beforeSay I’m leavin’, but I’m only playing liar’Cause when you’re lookin’ like[Pre-Chorus]A movie star in a worn-out coatYeah, throw away my mindAnd it happens all the time[Chorus]I stayWhen the ecstasy is far awayAnd I prayThat it's comin’ ’round againAnd you say itBut I wish it wasn’t true, ohI knew someday that one would have to chooseI just thought we had more to lose[Post-Chorus]Mm-mmMm-mm[Verse 2]The TV’s on, but I don’t knowMy tears are streamin’ like our favorite show tonightTonightMemories fade likе denim jeansI try to chase when you’re runnin’ through my mind’Cause, God, you're lookin’ like[Pre-Chorus]You're lookin' like a movie star in a worn-out coatSo I throw away my mindIt happens all the time, uh[Chorus]Oh, I stayWhen the ecstasy is far awayAnd I prayThat it’s comin’ ’round againAnd you say itBut I wish it wasn’t true, ohI knew someday that one would have to chooseI just thought we had more to lose[Bridge]Na, na-na, na-naNa, na-na, na-na, yeah[Pre-Chorus]Yeah, you’re lookin’ like a movie star in a worn-out coatSo I throw away my prideIt happens all the timeGod, it happens all the time[Chorus]Oh, I stayWhen the ecstasy is far awayAnd I prayThat it's comin’ ’round again, but it don’t, babyAnd you say itBut I wish it wasn’t true, noI knew someday that one would have to chooseOh, I knew someday you’d do what I couldn’t doI just thought we had more to lose[Post-Chorus]Mm-mm

Mm, mm-mm