Believe In Me

This song makes me cry, because it describes me perfectly. Except the end, I still haven't found the strength to make it through.

After the recent news about Demi admiting herself in rehab, it is obvious what this song is about. When this song first came out, people thought Demi was trying to help others, but we now realize that she wrote this to try to help herself. The lines "the mirror can lie, it doesnt show you whats in side. It can tell you you're full of life, its amazing what you can hide just by putting on a smile." Demi is dealing with body image problems and an eating disorder, and that is basically saying that no matter what she looks like on the outside, its the inside that counts. For 3 years she fouled all of us by putting on that big smile, when deep inside she was feeling hurt and pain. I wish we knew...I love you Demi <3

I personally think this song is about an eating disorder, it could just be me being biased because I've struggled with one for years even though I won't openly admit to it to anyone. Here's how:

[Verse 1] I'm losing myself Trying to compete With everyone else Instead of just being me (the media portrays everyone to be thin and healthy, one can loose themselves to that kind of lifestyle rather than just eating what you like or being at the comfortable weight for you)

Don't know where to turn I've been stuck in this routine I need to change my ways Instead of always being weak (at this point, you're mind is always counting calories, trying to get rid of them and so forth. she's acknowledging the fact that she knows she's gone too far and she needs to change rather than giving in to that nagging voice at the back of your head telling you not to eat or restrict or in her case purge)

[Chorus:] I don't wanna be afraid I wanna wake up feeling beautiful..today And know that I'm okay Cause everyone's perfect in unusual ways So you see, I just wanna believe in me (she doesn't want to have this constant fear of angering that nagging voice which is the eating disorder in the back of your head telling you you're ugly and not good enough, she wants to wake up feeling beautiful and okay with her weight because no matter what you weigh everyone's perfect in unusual ways.)

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[Verse 2] The mirror can lie Doesn't show you what's inside And it, it can tell you you're full of life It's amazing what you can hide Just by putting on a smile (the mirror can lie is really obvious, when you have an eating disorder, no matter how much weight you're loosing, you still don't feel good enough. Example: you're restricting, not eating healthy, or in her case she used to purge and restrict but you can't tell that just by looking in the mirror. you smile and say you're okay and people believe you, they don't know that you're struggling)

[Chorus]

I'm quickly finding out I'm not about to break down Not today I guess I always knew That I had all the strength to make it through (I personally can't relate to this since even after recovery, I relapsed but I take this as a front because disney's all about good messages. so in recovery you learn that life doesn't end if you're not the skinniest you can be. Despite the nagging of the eating disorder she knew she could fight through it and not take over her life ergo getting help. this could honestly be her anthem out of all her songs with regards to her eating disorder since she apparently did make a recovery. even though, you still have that voice in the back of your head, if you have 'the strength to make it through' you can disregard it or not let it control every since thing you do.

[Chorus:] Not gonna be afraid I'm going to wake up feeling beautiful..today And know that I'm okay Cause everyone's perfect in unusual ways So you see, now, now I believe in me (She's not going to fear it all anymore, she has the strength to get through the disease. She's going to take it day by day because with an eating disorder, in recovery that's all you can do. Some days are good some days are bad but in the end in order to successfully recover, you have to take life day by day, don't worry about the weight you might put on and you need to accept that you're okay, everything's going to be okay.)

That's just my interpretation on it. I have never read any interpretation of this song in the same way I did but maybe it's because you can't really understand an eating disorder until you have one. I personally know that I will never recover and this is my life. I don't think it's a big problem, I'm alive aren't I? But whatever, that's what makes the song so special to me.

Now I believe in me

I think this song's about gaining inner and outer confidence in yourself.. I think this relates to "This Is Me" because she's coming out kind of.. She's aware of her flaws but she's learning to finally accept them.

I seriously love this song! Its inspiring!

This song tells me that like she's trying to show her real self, and shes not going to let anyone get in her way anymore, like shes not going to change for anyone and shes going to stay herself! This song has so much meaning and as she said it can relate to alot of girls. Demi Lovato is going to make it far no matter what anyone says shes herself and thats not going to break anytime soon :)

The song is about beginning to accept yourself as you are and finally embracing who you are instead of being someone else due to a boy, or family, or classmates because you are afraid of what they'll think of the real you.

coolio yo yo song it just doesnt pop for me

I had been feeling like this for such a long time, and still am (but that's a long story), and then I heard this song. It's like I had a part in writing it, not the Jonas Brothers.

Just so you know, the Jonas Brothers didn't have a part in writing this song; Demi, her producer, and a songwriter wrote this.