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I'm losing myself, trying to compete
With everyone else
Instead of just being me
Don't know where to turn
I've been stuck in this routine
I need to change my ways instead of always being weak
[Chorus]
I don't want to be afraid I want to wake up feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay cause everyone's perfect in an usual way
So see I just want to believe in me
The mirror can lie doesn't show you what's inside
And it can tell you your full of life its amazing what you can hide
Just by putting on a smile
[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 cannot be afraid I want to wake feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay cause everyone's perfect in an usual way
You see, now, now I believe in me
Now I believe in me
With everyone else
Instead of just being me
Don't know where to turn
I've been stuck in this routine
I need to change my ways instead of always being weak
[Chorus]
I don't want to be afraid I want to wake up feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay cause everyone's perfect in an usual way
So see I just want to believe in me
The mirror can lie doesn't show you what's inside
And it can tell you your full of life its amazing what you can hide
Just by putting on a smile
[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 cannot be afraid I want to wake feeling beautiful today
And know that I'm okay cause everyone's perfect in an usual way
You see, now, now I believe in me
Now I believe in me
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Track duration: 03:42
"Believe in Me" as written by John Fields Kara Dioguardi
Lyrics © BUG MUSIC
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[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.)
La la la la la la la la
[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 loooove tis song
She's having a hard time believing in herself and she's so confused about everything; she has to fake a smile for everybody. But eventually in the end, she sees what everyone sees in her.
Her voice is incredible and I swear she's going to be like Christina Aguilera when she's older; so aware of her voice and how she can use it to the best of her abilities.
I know she's already doing that now, but imagine her in ten years time?
Just because she's famous for Disney, doesn't mean she can't do better than that.
I hate how everyone seems to be comparing her and Selena to Miley. They're all different people and nobody is trying to knock anybody off.
I'm eighteen but I can proudly say that I absolutely adore Demi. She has an amazing voice and I think she really is possibly one of the best role models out there that kids can look up to.
Sure, the cutting thing with her wasn't so good but I mean, I wouldn't be surprised that something like that would happen with her. Not everyone is perfect, but they do their best.
I definitely listen to this song most days when I feel bad because there's something in it that always puts me in a better mood.
The mirror can lie
It doesn't show you what's inside
The mirror NEVER lies.
It wasn't made to show you INSIDE beauty, but OUTSIDE beauty.
And it, it can tell you
You're full of life
(Full of life)
It's amazing what you can hide
(You can hide)
Just by putting on a smile
She's just saying basically that it's pretty easy to pretend to be okay even when you're not, especially if people just look at outward appearances instead of paying more attention to their behavior and taking an actual interest in them.
It wasn't meant to be taken literally.