The Real Meaning Behind Joshua Bassett's Only A Matter Of Time

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Perhaps Joshua Bassett's real feelings about his supposed breakup with Olivia Rodrigo were meant to come out in "Only a Matter of Time." The multi-talented star released the song on Jan. 28, 2020, only two weeks after dropping "Lie, Lie, Lie." In an official press statement, Bassett explained he wrote the track during the summer of 2020, a "moment in time where social media was bringing a lot of darkness to [his] life," per Us Weekly. Could that darkness have stemmed from the Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter love triangle? 

Bassett added that it was necessary for him to "turn off the noise" and pen the lyrics. "There's good that comes from social media, but it's also become a place where people can say anything about anyone, no matter how false or damaging with no accountability," Bassett said. The song's lyrics threaten the power of karma. "But it's only a matter of time/ An eye for an eye, you'll go blind/ And when did you stop bein' kind?" Bassett sings

Per Hollywood Life, fans are convinced this time Bassett is calling Rodrigo out. The sentiments of "Only a Matter of Time" also seemingly echo Carpenter's January 2021 track "Skin." However, Carpenter maintains "Skin" is about personal strength. "people can only get to you if you give them the power to. and a lot of people where trying to get to me," Carpenter wrote on Instagram. Now that Bassett's released another track, it seems like only a matter of time before another response in the form of a song drops.

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