On “Cinderella,” Mac portrays vivid feelings for a lover, who was later confirmed to be Ariana Grande. When the two broke up in May 2018, many people began to blame Ariana for leaving Mac after he, allegedly, wrote The Divine Feminine about her. Through a Twitter reply, Ariana stated that “Cinderella” is the only song on the album about her.

The beat samples Tokyo Police Club’s 2008 song “Tessellate.”