Demi Lovato just recently released her newest song “I love me”.Considering the hype surrounding the teaser of the song released a day prior, it’s no surprise that people were eager to hear demi’s newest creation and that it ended up being currently #21 on trending. I, like any person with a healthy dose of curiosity and love for music, went and checked it out. At the end of the song, I found myself looking at the screen smiling like an idiot. This is due to many reasons.
Demi Lovato address in her newest song her insecurities,and how she’s always too harsh on herself. “’Cause I’m a black belt when I’m beating up on myself” as she put it. Despite this somehow dark theme, we don’t see the sadness in the song or the music video. Quite the contrary actually, it has a very lighthearted undertone. whether it’s the upbeat music or the delightful fight between the different sides of Demi, it’s not a dramatic song as much as it’s just someone wondering about “ when I love me is enough”.Plus, after the inner fighting, we see Demi out in the city, smiling and enjoying things around her, which only adds to that idea.
Furthermore, despite the lighthearted tone, we still don’t forget that the topic at hand is not one to be ignored as shown by the ambulance at the end of the video. Despite all of these experiences the singer goes through in the video, she is always smiling. Finally, the song’s bridge both acknowledge these insecurities and the fact that they are the product of her own imagination. “I’m my own worst critic, talk a whole lot of shit But I’m a ten out of ten, even when I forget” pretty much sums it up. Even Ariana Grande seems to think so as she tweeted “imam ten outta ten even when I forget”.
All of these aspects give us a song relatable and yet somehow light-hearted and fun. We’ve all struggled at one point in our life with our self-esteem and some of us are still struggling with loving our selves, which makes this song so relatable. Yet, Demi leaves us in a feel-good kind of mood. For us who see ourselves in her, she reminds us that we’re a ten out of ten even when we forget. That is why this new musical piece is relatable as well as strongly inspiring.
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