Katy Perry thanks her Katycats for their support on her latest single

‘Bandaids,’ released on Nov. 6, is Perry’s first single since her relationship with Orlando Bloom ended earlier this year

In June, PEOPLE confirmed Perry and Orlando Bloom had ended their engagement

Katy Perry has shared a sweet message with her Katycats. 

The pop star thanked fans for their support of her latest single, "Bandaids," via an Instagram post shared on Sunday, Nov. 9. The carousel post featured behind-the-scenes moments on the set of the ‘Bandaids’ music video, including a video of Perry, 41, smiling as she submerges herself in a pool of mud.  

"Thank you for the love on bandaids…" Perry wrote in her caption. "tbh I struggled for months with the idea of putting this song out… even after all these years it can be scary to be vulnerable…"

"but hopefully the lyrics of this song resonate with someone going through what I have been through and maybe they won’t feel so alone and will find the strength to keep going like I have ❤️‍🩹," she continued. 

"Bandaids" is Perry’s first single since her breakup with actor Orlando Bloom, and seems to provide insight into why their relationship fell apart. In June, PEOPLE confirmed Perry and Bloom, 48, had ended their engagement, marking the end of their nine-year relationship. 

“Hand to God I promise I tried / There's no stone left unturned / It’s not what you did / It’s what you didn’t / You were there but you weren’t," Perry sings in the intro. "Got so used to you letting me down / No use trying to send flowers now / Telling myself you’ll change you don't / Bandaids over a broken heart."

In the song's chorus, the "California Gurls" singer said she’d done everything to save the relationship, but it wasn’t enough. 

“Tried all the medications / Lowered my expectations / Made every justification / Bleeding out, bleeding out, bleeding out slow / Band-Aids over a broken heart,” Perry sings.

Though Perry wrote that it’s “scary to be vulnerable,” fans thanked her for her authenticity on "Bandaids" in the comments of her Instagram post.

“bandaids already means so much to so many people — your honesty keeps healing hearts, including ours 🩹✨,” wrote one fan. 

“Your vulnerability is what makes you relatable and why many of us love you! just a reminder,” another wrote. 

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Perry and Bloom, who share their 5-year-old daughter Daisy Dove, got engaged in February 2019. Days after PEOPLE confirmed the pair had ended their engagement, reps for the two shared a statement with PEOPLE confirming the news.

"Due to the abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s relationship, representatives have confirmed that Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting,” the statement read.

“They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability, and mutual respect.”

Perry has since been spotted spending time with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and confirmed she was “dating someone else” during her recent concert in Prague.