What it’s like, what it’s like They don’t understand Her singing is tinged with a slight hue of desperation and restlessness. Michaels delves into her frustrations, how she feels misunderstood and hopeless. The chorus is the culmination of her confessions. I’m hard to deal with And I admit it, yeah When I’m doing just fine And my exes all say that Feel like I’m alwaysĪpologizing for feeling Like I’m out of my mind She opens up in the pre-chorus, taking a more intimate approach and talking about the non-so-tangible side of anxiety and depression. Through uncomplicated melodies and honest lyrical simplicity, the singer portrays a day-to-day situation, and how mental health disrupts it. I’m holding hands with my depression And right when I think I’ve overcome it Anxiety starts kicking in to teach that shit a lesson Inner Monologue Pt. My friends, they wanna take me to the movies I tell ’em to fuck off, A somber song dressed in cool garbs, “Anxiety” comes off as light but not lighthearted: It starts in a pure manner with sampled vocals and an acoustic guitar, which then make way for Michaels’ intimate lilt and conversational tone. 1 (released Januvia Republic Records), “Anxiety” captures a nuanced and complicated topic with poetic grace and musical suave. The opening song off Julia Michaels’ sophomore EP Inner Monologue, Pt. They explain, in an unadorned fashion, what anxiety feels like in the most mundane situations. Thankfully, that’s about to change: In “ Anxiety,” pop artists Julia Michaels and Selena Gomez take a simple approach to mental health, going to the very basics with no metaphors and no fancy words.
That said, it is still not a popular topic in music - at least not on Top 40 radio, and not in a literal manner. Most people are familiar with mental health as a topic nowaday: Mental illness has never been so widely spoken about, and as stigmas fade, more people are opening up about their struggles with mental illness. Julia Michaels and Selena Gomez choose simplicity and frankness to convey their struggles with mental illness in “Anxiety.” Stream: “Anxiety” – Julia Michaels, Selena Gomez
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