Shawn Mendes reveals the story behind "Why Why Why" lyrics about becoming a father

Shawn Mendes is opening up about his experiences from the past few years in his latest single, "Why Why Why." 

The track will be part of his upcoming self-titled album Shawn, and he has just released a music video for it.

Shawn reflects on his canceled tour and time away from the spotlight, singing, "I stepped off the stage with nothin' left / All the lights were f--king with my head / But here I am, singing songs again / Why? Why? Why? Ease my mind."

 Later in the song, Shawn touches on the experience of nearly becoming a father. In a recent interview with Apple Music, he discussed the deeper meaning of the track.

"I think 'Why Why Why,' like I said, I felt no pressure to address anything, but it was just one of those experiences where there kind of became this joke while we were making the album that was like, if I started to experience some pretty heavy anxiety in the studio, everyone was sure that a great song was going to be coming after it because there was some sort of healing crisis, some sort of breakthrough that was supposed to happen," Shawn said.

He continued, "There was something anthemic about those words, 'why, why, why.' It almost felt like a cry. It felt like... I don't know. It just felt powerful and beautiful."