Painful conflicts, powerful words

Demi Lovato just dropped an incredibly raw and honest new single, titled I Love Me, along with its music video. The song gives fans a glimpse of the turmoil that Lovato has gone through. The music video already has 11 million views. The video of the song features three versions of Lovato, who are in a conflict. All three of them seem keep pulling her in different directions until she finally realises that it’s only self love that will bring her true happiness.

The lyrics “Oh, why do I compare myself to everyone?

And I always got my finger on the self destruct

I wonder when I love me is enough…” convey the insecurities that everyone feels in life as they compare their achievements to others without even considering all the things that they have to be thankful about.

The lines “Flipping through all of these magazines. Telling me who I’m supposed to be. Way too good at camouflage. Can’t see what I am; I just see what I’m not. I’m guilty ‘bout everything that I eat” give an insight into Lovato’s struggle with eating disorder and how the pressure of always looking perfect made her unhappy.

The 26-year-old singer was hospitalised in 2018 after an apparent overdose, and has kept mostly to herself ever since, until this week on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

This single provides fans with the first in-depth look into the turmoil that Lovato went through and how she came out of it. The track was written by Lovato alongside Anne-Marie, Jennifer Decilveo, Sean Douglas, Alex Niceforo, Keith Sorrells and Warren “Oak” Felder and produced by the latter three. It is an upbeat pop and R&B song, whose lyrics talk about loving one self. The song has received positive reviews from music critics, with many deeming it a “self-love” anthem.

It’s so reassuring

The song feels like a poem to my soul, with every line hitting a facet I felt I had buried deep within my heart. The song has a reassuring and calm effect. — Deeksha Singh, MA student

So relatable

The song spoke to me on a personal level. It conveys the message of self love and it’s okay to feel vulnerable at times. It doesn’t make you weak. — Pragya Sethi, MBBS Student

Nice N easy

The song has nice beats and is not too loud. The lyrics are also deep and meaningful. — Sachin Yadav, government official

Powerful message

What pulled me towards this song was the powerful call for self-love. we don’t need to be too hard on ourselves. — Dr. Preeti Mann Gambhir, professor

— As told to Shraddha Solanki