Julia Michaels and Maren Morris have crafted something more nuanced with “Scissors” – a track that cuts through the typical heartbreak narrative with surgical precision and a knowing wink.
The collaboration feels inevitable in hindsight. Both artists have built their careers on emotional authenticity, and both know their way around a metaphor that sticks. When Michaels declares “If you wanna cut ties, I’ll get the scissors, baby,” it’s delivered not with venom but with the casual confidence of someone who’s already moved on.
Morris, fresh from her own highly publicized divorce, brings an extra layer of lived experience to the track. Her verse – “You should know about me / When it comes to lovers, I’m not repetitious” – lands somewhere between a warning and a mission statement. It’s the kind of line that feels destined to be screenshot and shared across social media, not because it’s trying to go viral, but because it captures something real about modern relationships.
The track represents a perfect marriage of both artists’ strengths – Michaels’ razor-sharp pop sensibilities and Morris’s country-hewn emotional directness. It’s a breakup song for people who are tired of breakup songs, an anti-anthem that manages to be empowering without trying too hard.
In a music landscape still saturated with songs about romantic devastation, “Scissors” offers something different: the revolutionary idea that maybe the end of a relationship doesn’t have to be the end of the world. Sometimes it just means it’s time to break out the craft supplies and get to cutting.
