The Real Meaning Behind 'If The World Was Ending' By JP Saxe

"After the earthquakes in Los Angeles, we were talking about how our decision-making would look if we were in a world-ending situation, what that would feel like, what we would want, who we would want to be with," JP Saxe said in an interview with Billboard. Multiple history-making earthquakes hit the city in July 2019, days before Saxe and Julia Michaels wrote the song.

He expanded on this idea in another interview with Vulture, saying, "We were writing about a hypothetical apocalypse, almost kind of craving there being some sort of world event that would get in the way of your otherwise logical emotional reasons for keeping people out of your life." You know what they say about being careful what you wish for.

Because the lyrics are almost eerily perfect for ~these times~, the song has naturally made its way to viral TikToks, which Saxe said initially made him a little uncomfortable, but he soon saw it as a good thing. "As an artist, you hope for cultural relevance with your music, but this is not at all what I imagined or would have ever wanted. So, at first it was a little conflicting to see the song resonating during this time, because it is such a terrifying time for so many. I wasn't sure how to feel about it. But ultimately what I've realized is that the song is making people feel closer to themselves and closer to the people they love because of the emotion that's in the song," he told Billboard.

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