3 years after release "flowers," Miley Cyrus sang new lyrics at the Hollywood Bowl. Here’s Liam Hemsworth’s rumored reference to the song.

Cyrus and Hemsworth met on the set of “The Last Song,” which was released in 2010, and dated on and off for several years, Business Insider previously reported. The couple married in 2018 and divorced a year later. The spin-off was completed in January 2020.

While Cyrus hasn’t confirmed that “Flowers” is about her relationship with Hemsworth, the single’s release date, lyrics and other hidden details offer some clues as to the song’s meaning.

The buzz surrounding Flowers began when fans noticed its release date.

The single was released on January 13, which would have been Hemsworth’s 33rd birthday, a detail that didn’t go unnoticed by Cyrus fans.

“She definitely wasn’t lying when she said she had courage,” one user wrote on Twitter.

In “When I Was Your Man,” Mars sings that he hopes he “Buy you flowers, hold your hand. “

Although Mars is not credited as a songwriter on “Flowers,” Cyrus sang “I Can Buy Myself Flowers” and “I Can Hold My Hand” to similar tunes to Mars’ hits.

According to Billboard , some fans have speculated that Hemsworth dedicated the Mars song to Cyrus when they were first engaged — though those theories have yet to be confirmed.

“We’re good, we’re gold/A dream that can’t be sold/We’re right until we no longer/Build a home and watch it burn,” Cyrus sings on the opening verse.

According to Us Weekly, the fire metaphor may refer to the home Cyrus shared with Hemsworth, which burned down in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.

Cyrus said losing the couple’s Malibu home was part of the reason she and Hemsworth got married.

In 2019, while attending the Vanity Fair Oscars, Access Hollywood reporters asked Cyrus and Hemsworth what a dance between the couple would be like.

When Cyrus started dancing on her then-husband Hemsworth, he shut it down and said, “We’re not doing this. Not on the carpet.”

a twitter user Play that video This comes alongside a promotional clip Cyrus posted on the platform, in which she appears to do a similar dance move – while the lyrics “I Can Love Me Better” play in the background.

In October 2026, after a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl, Cyrus changed the lyrics before the chorus to “Flowers.”

In the original version, Cyrus sang, “I don’t want to leave you/I don’t want to fight/Start crying, but then you remember me,” before singing the chorus.

However, last weekend, Cyrus changed it to: “I don’t want to leave you (but I have to)/I don’t want to fight (but we do)/Start crying but then remember I sold out the Hollywood Bowl.”

Cyrus has performed an impromptu performance of her hit single before: At the 2024 Grammy Awards, she sang, “Starts crying, but then remembers I just won my first Grammy!”

Fans took to social media to express their appreciation for Cyrus’ lyrical changes, with one YouTube commenter saying they “love that she fills it in with different accomplishments.”

Cyrus also paid tribute to her late godmother, Dolly Parton, at the concert, breaking down in tears as she recalled Parton’s memory. Cyrus then performed Parton’s hit song “Jolene.”

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in January 2023 and was last updated in October 2026.