What Other People Say

Verse 1
Thought when I grew up
I would be the same as the ones who gave me my last name
I would not give in, I would not partake
In the same old drugs everyone else takes

Pre-Chorus
I'm better than that, I'm better than that
I'm living my life so I go to heaven and never come back
But look where I'm at, look where I'm at
I'm living the life that I said I wouldn't, I wanna go back

Chorus
I used to call my mom every Sunday
So she knew her love wasn't far away
But now I'm all fucked up out in LA
'Cause I care more about what other people say
I used to not take chances with God's name
But it's been so long since I last prayed
And now I'm all fucked up and my heart's changed
'Cause I care more about what other people say
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I care more about what other people say

Verse 2
I wish I could shelter the boy I knew
From the constant hell I'd put him through
'Cause I'm all grown up and I'm black and blue
I could use some tape, I could use some glue

Pre-Chorus
I'm better than that, I'm better than that
I should be living my life so I go to heaven and never come back

Chorus
I used to call my mom every Sunday
So she knew her love wasn't far away
But now I'm all fucked up out in LA
'Cause I care more about what other people say
I used to not take chances with God's name
But it's been so long since I last prayed
And now I'm all fucked up and my heart's changed
'Cause I care more about what other people say
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I care more about what other people say

Bridge
Thought when I grew up
I would be the same as the ones who gave me my last name

Chorus
I used to call my mom every Sunday
So she knew her love wasn't far away (Far away)
But now I'm all fucked up out in LA (Out in LA)
'Cause I care more about what other people say
I used to not take chances with God's name (God's name)
But it's been so long since I last prayed (Since I last prayed)
But now I'm all fucked up and my heart's changed
(And my heart changed)
'Cause I care more about what other people say
(What other people say)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
'Cause I care more about what other people say

Released on February 4th, 2021, “What Other People Say” combines the voices of Australian singer Sam Fischer and platinum-selling singer/songwriter Demi Lovato. The pop-beat power ballad regards the singers' struggles to triumph over societal pressures. Fischer has described it as a “confession,” the anxieties of losing one’s individuality for the sake of being well-liked. In the lyric video, Lovato and Fischer are characters of a Guess Who?-like board game with Fischer and Lovato’s face resembling cards for different emotions.