When Falling Out of Love Feels Like Taking Your Power Back: Dakota Diehl - Single Review

Contributed by Fernando Flores

Single artwork for Dakota Diehl's Falling out of Love

Dakota Diehl’s “Falling Out of Love” feels like the exact moment when heartbreak stops knocking the wind out of you and starts lighting a fire instead. This song marches with its shoulders back and head up, saying enough. It adds strength to a woman scorned in the best way possible, not by making her cruel or careless, but by reminding her she survived, learned, and came out sharper on the other side. 

From the very first beat, the rhythm pulls you in. It pulls you up from the ground and propels you forward. No broken heart left behind with “Falling Out of Love.” Dakota empowers a broken heart through an anthem that is as powerful in rhythm as it is in lyrics, and that balance is what makes this song hit so hard. You can feel emotion without being swallowed by it. It’s pain with direction, heartbreak with boundaries.

Lyrically, this song feels honest in a way that doesn’t try to soften the truth. Dakota doesn't romanticize the hurt or dress it up for sympathy. She says what needs to be said and leaves it right there. Something one would do once the tears have dried and they admit to themself that loving someone doesn’t mean it has to be at their own expense. “Falling Out of Love” is relatable without being predictable, raw without being messy. 

What hasn’t been mainstream popular in a really long time is an empowering song that doesn’t feel like it's trying too hard. “Falling Out of Love” wouldn’t classify as a rant or a revenge fantasy. It’s a confidence booster that builds from that clarity when the love lens has lifted. Its storytelling at its finest especially when you hear the moment the song pivots from questioning oneself to trusting her instincts once more. That shift from heartbreak to self-respect is where this song truly brings it home.

Let's be honest: this is the song that you put on when you're angry and trying to find a healthy way to blow off some steam.

This track helps you resist the urge from going to carve your name into his leather seats just like Ms. Carrie Underwood because you know you're better than that. Ultimately, there's no judgement here if you decide to act on the urge. Although you would probably be better off in the car blasting this song instead, with your windows down, singing along like it's a therapy session you didn’t schedule. It has been decades since there's been a song that captures this essence, and has the powerful vocals like the artists, Carrie Underwood or Kelly Clarkson.

Through and through, Dakota Diehl doesn’t just sing about losing love; she shows that finding yourself can be louder, stronger and way more satisfying. “Falling Out of Love” isn’t just a breakup song; it's a reset. To anyone out there that has loved deeply and been hurt even worse yet still decided to walk away with their dignity intact: this one's for you.