Are Britney Spears’ “Everytime” Lyrics About Her Baby With Justin Timberlake?

Britney Spears “Everytime” lyrics

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Notice me
Take my hand
Why are we
Strangers when
Our love is strong?
Why carry on without me?

Every time I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it’s haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

I make believe
That you are here
It’s the only way
I see clear
What have I done?
You seem to move uneasy

And every time I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you’re haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

I may have made it rain
Please, forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song’s my sorry
At night, I pray
That soon your face will fade away

And every time I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And every time I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you’re haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

“Everytime” music video

Directed by acclaimed photographer and music video director David LaChapelle, the accompanying music video for “Everytime” is a dark and introspective visual story that reflects themes of love, regret, and loss. It features a storyline where Britney is shown as a successful singer but faces personal struggles. The video opens with her in a limo obviously mid-fight with her boyfriend in the video, played by actor Stephen Dorff.

They arrive at a lavish hotel, hounded by photographers and fans, only to fight more when they get upstairs. There’s a lot of smashing of glass. Britney runs a bath when she notices her scalp is bleeding, then submerges herself under the water only to seemingly drown. Later, her boyfriend discovers her blued body in the bathtub.  

The video continues with scenes depicting her being loaded into an ambulance, arriving in a hospital and ultimately passing away, represented by Britney running through a hospital corridor into the light. What fans are talking about most is the inclusion of a woman saying hello to her baby for the first time as Britney watches on. “There were rumors years ago that Everytime is about that baby, which is also why there’s a baby in the video portraying ‘rebirth’,” a fan speculated on X.

Britney’s cowriter and former friend Annet Artani told Insider in 2021 about the songwriting process with Britney. “We cried through the whole process,” she said. It was cathartic and a bonding experience.”

During an appearance on Good Morning Britain in 2019, per Metro.uk, Dorff said described making the music video. “Yeah I was [in it], I saved her in that bathtub. And I break everything,” he said. “David LaChapelle, the director, was like, ‘Just break everything’… I said, ‘okay!’ I was only there for a few hours but we did a lot of breaking.” He continued: “[Britney] was really nice, too. She wrote that song, so I thought it was cool.” Very eloquent.

In a 2020 interview with The Independent, LaChapelle reflected on the pop culture icons of the late 90s, early 2000s. “Britney and Paris [Hilton] were trailblazers – we don’t have people like that in the zeitgeist anymore. There was nobody like those women. There wasn’t a Lil’ Kim before Lil’ Kim. There wasn’t a Paris Hilton before Paris Hilton. There weren’t people in the world in such a way before.”

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