Rather be is a Grief of Denial about my girlfriend who passed. Denial is the first instinctive reaction to loss — refusing to accept the reality of the situation. In Rather Be, the artist expresses a deep longing to be with someone who is no longer present, imagining her as “heaven sent” and wanting to spend time together as if nothing has changed. The lyrics reveal a refusal to accept that she’s gone or unreachable, clinging to the idea that being with her is still possible. This is classic denial: the mind wants to escape the painful truth by holding onto fantasies and hope.more