Meaning of “Consequences” by Camila Cabello

“Consequences” is ballad by Cuba born American singer Camila Cabello. In this ballad, the narrator (Cabello) sings passionately about dealing with the aftermath of a very intoxicating love affair. And though the relationship has come to an end, she still can’t seem to get her significant other out of her mind. In the song, the singer says loving her ex was, among other things, a dumb, cool, wild and free thing that brought a lot of consequences her way. Hence the song’s title.

During her appearance at the Zach Sang Show, Cabello said in “Consequences”, the narrator isn’t really regretting falling in love with her ex. She’s just trying to deal with the aftermath of the demise of the love. To her, the love was at some point exciting but now “it sucks but it was still worth it”.

In another interview, Cabello referred to this song as a follow-up of the addictive relationship in her earlier song “Never Be the Same”.

Cabello’s Intentions for “Consequences”

During the making of “Consequences”, Cabello had a number of primary goals. According to her, these goals were to make the listener do the following things:

• “Feel”
• Remember “someone you loved and lost”
• Think about what it feels like to fall so deeply in love with someone

Facts about “Consequences”

• Cabello co-wrote this ballad with Emily Weisband, Amy Wadge and Nicolle Galyon.
• Record producer Bart Schoudel was the sole producer of this track.
• A significant portion of this song was already written by Wadge, Galyon and Weisband before Cabello came into the picture. According to songwriter Wadge, after she and the others had worked on the song, she sent it to singer Ed Sheeran (who is her longtime collaborator). Having listened to the song, Sheeran instantly knew the song would be perfect for Cabello. He therefore sent it to Cabello himself. Cabello added additional writing to it and came up with the finished product. Wadge revealed this to Music Week shortly after the track came out. Based on this, we guess it is safe to say that had it not been for Sheeran, this song might have not been released by Cabello.
• According to Cabello, she re-did the vocals on this track as many as seven times over a period of almost a year. Her main goal was just so she could properly “recapture it”.
• “Consequences” was first released on January 12, 2018. It is the third single from Cabello’s self-titled debut studio album (Camila). The first single from that album was “Havana”. The second was “Never Be the Same”.
• Cabello performed this track for the first time on April 9, 2018 (months before it was officially released).
• At the 2018 American Music Awards, Cabello performed the orchestral version of “Consequences”. It was one of the highlights of the event.

Who is the guy in the music video for “Consequences”?

That is American actor Dylan Sprouse. In the video, he plays the role of Cabello’s ex-lover. The highlight of the clip is the kiss Cabello shares with Dylan.