Daya is processing the feelings of loss following the end of a relationship and learns to be on her own in the new song, “Love You When You’re Gone.” The earworm, which marks Daya’s first release this year, features a nostalgia-inducing, retro-pop feel and an Eighties beat. “I only love you when you’re gone/Lonely hearts just don’t belong,” she sings on the track. “The way you fight, the way you drive reminds me/I can’t stand you I just/Love you when you’re gone.” The Mitch deQuilettes-directed video follows the longing themes of the song as the singer is seen revisiting some love scenes with an ex-lover before the musician is seen playing guitar. “The video was intended to live somewhere in between a sort of dream world and reality where I’m processing the memories of my past relationship while coping with my own day-to-day loneliness and questions of identity without [the relationship],” Daya tells Rolling Stone . “At the end, it’s a cathartic release and acceptance of the … [Read more...] about Daya Processes Her Own Loneliness and a Past Relationship on ‘Love You When You’re Gone’