Tell Me You Love Me is the sixth studio album by singer Demi Lovato that was released on September 29, 2017. Even though it’s primarily a pop record, the album features elements of R&B music.
Tell Me You Love Me explores with themes like recovering from heartbreak, letting go of past demons and being single.
Sorry Not Sorry is the opening track on the album. Lyrically, it talks about how Demi confidently showing herself to all of the haters. She sings, “Now, I am out here lookin’ for revenge/Feeling like a ten, the best I’ve ever been/And, yeah, I know how bad it must hurt to see me like this/But it gets worse”.
Then, she goes to the chorus with, “Baby, I’m sorry/I’m not sorry/Baby, I’m sorry/I’m not sorry/Bein’ so bad got me feelin’ so good/Showin’ you up like I knew that I would/Baby, I’m sorry/I’m not sorry/Baby, I’m sorry/I’m not sorry/Feelin’ inspired ‘cause the tables have turned/Yeah, I’m on fire and I know that it burns”.
Tell Me You Love Me shows the singer's vulnerability as Lovato emphasizes the need for a relationship in her life with the lyrics,
"Oh no, here we go again/Fighting over what I said/ I'm sorry, yeah I'm sorry/Bad at love, no, I'm not good at this/ But I can't say I'm innocent/ Not hardly, but I'm sorry". Then she goes to the chorus with,
"Oh, tell me you love me/ I need someone on days like this, I do/ On days like this/ Oh, tell me you love me/I need someone/ On days like this, I do/ On days like this/ Oh, can you hear my heart say/ Ooohhhh, ooh/ No, you ain't nobody 'til you got somebody/You ain't nobody 'til you got somebody".
On Sexy Dirty Love, the singer found herself in a new relationship that is exciting and also sexy.
On the pre-chorus, she sings, "You're my new obsession/ Let go of any hesitation/ Baby, be my new addiction/Intoxicate me gently with your loving",
then on the chorus with, "You got me so high/ Pull me closer into you and watch our bodies intertwine/I feel so alive/ You know what I'm thinking of/ Got me dreamin' bout that sexy dirty love".
Click here to listen to "You Don't Do It For Me Anymore"
You Don't Do It For Me Anymore shows the singer breaking up with her old self from her addiction with drugs and alcohol. The track opens up with, "I see the future without you/ The hell was I doing in the past?/Now that I've learned all about you/A love like ours wouldn't last/I won't fall for your games/ So don't hate me when I say",
then on the chorus, she sings, "That you don't do it for me anymore/ No, you don't do it for me anymore/ You don't do it for me anymore".
Daddy Issues lyrically talks about a messed up relationship with one's father and chasing after older and yet unavailable men as Demi sings on the chorus,
Lucky for you, I got all these daddy issues
What can I do?I'm going crazy when I'm with you
Forget all the therapy that I've been through
Lucky for you
I got all these daddy issues
(All these daddy issues)
Daddy issues (daddy issues, uh)
Click on the link to listen to Ruin The Friendship
Ruin The Friendship is a jazzy number that lyrically talks about stepping out of a platonic relationship and crossing the boundaries with someone. Lovato makes that known on the chorus with the lyrics,
Your body's looking good tonight
I'm thinking we should cross the lineLet's ruin the friendship
Let's ruin the friendship
Do all the things on our minds
What's taking us all this time
Let's ruin the friendship
Let's ruin the friendship
Only Forever is a melancholic ballad that talks about wanting the person that you want to explore a new relationship with. To make the first move or take that next step. This song has been described as "a sequel" to Ruin The Friendship. She opens the track with,
I've been thinking 'bout the future
And I've been thinking 'bout the nowI know we're gonna be together
I just don't know how
Then on the pre-chorus and chorus, Lovato says to her love interest,
Can't deny the tension between us both
And I don't wanna pressure you, but I think you need to make a move
I've been waiting (I've been waiting)
And I'll keep waiting (I'll keep waiting)
Only forever, only forever
Only forever, only forever
Only forever, only forever
Only forever, only forever
Lonely (featuring Lil Wayne)
On Lonely, Demi talks about an unrequited love causing her to feel isolated in heart break. The song features rapper Lil Wayne and it's the only collaboration on the standard edition of the album.
Lovato makes her voice known on the chorus with,
Now I'm f***ing lonely, and you didn't want me
Trying to show me that you didn't own meBut all you do is leave me, f***ing lonely
Knees on the concrete, cut up and bleeding
For no Goddamn reason, but all you do is leave me
F***ng lonely
Leave me f***ing lonely
Leave me f***ing lonely
Leave me f***ing lonely
I would type in the lyrics to Lil Wayne's verse on the song, but there are just too nasty for me to summarize on here.
Cry Baby finds Lovato herself not letting her emotions control her when it comes to relationships. On the chorus, Demi sings,
Congratulations, celebration
'Cause my heart is the hardest to breakBreak up to make up
Just to wake up with mascara all over my face
And I'm no cry baby, but you make me cry lately
I'm no cry baby, but you make me cry baby
I'm no cry baby, but you make me cry lately
I'm no cry baby, but you make me cry baby, cry baby
Games talks about the singer's relationship with a playboy who seemingly loves to play hard-to-get.
She comes very strong on the first verse,
Text on 'read', and it ain't no accident
Boy, I ain't gon' ask againNow you got me in my head
Waiting by the phone at night, that's s**t that I don't do
And I just can't explain what's happening
Then, the singer admits that she's not kind of person to be playing games with saying on the chorus,
I don't know why you play these games
Come on, now say what you wanna say
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play these games
Come on, now say what you wanna say
Careful when you play these games
You might find out the hard way that two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play
Yeah, two can play these games
Lyrically, Concentrate is full of lust and sexual themes as Demi sings on the guitar-driven track,
"Make music when you're moanin'/From night until the morning/Just tell me when you're ready/And Imma paint your body with my lips".
Then she goes to the chorus with the lyrics,
"Baby, I'll do anything you want/Lock me up like I'm your slave/ Cause ooh, when you're done with me/ I can't even concentrate, concentrate/Ooh, I can't even concentrate/ No, hey, yeah".
Hitchhiker is the last song on Tell Me You Love Me. It's a slow and romantic track about being able to depend on someone and feeling safe with them. She sings on the first verse,
"Ooh, yeah/I can't explain what's going on/Something happened when you came along, oh/It's driving me crazy, crazy/ You're taking me to new places/And I pretend I'm not anxious, but oh/ You're driving me crazy, crazy",
and then Lovato goes to the chorus with, "I've been waitin' all night, lookin' for your headlights/I know that we're strangers, but I'll leave it all for you/Go anywhere you wanna go/I don't really need to know, if my heart is in danger/'Cause as long as you're the driver/I'm your hitchhiker, yeah".
I am a huge Demi Lovato fan. I've known Demi since her days on Disney Channel. I loved the fact that she decided to make a soulful record with this album.
The production, the lyrics and the whole album itself was very different from her previous album "Confident". Lovato has really matured on Tell Me You Love Me and I can't wait for her to make more albums like this one.
I enjoyed listening to it on Spotify from beginning to end.
So, for that, I rate this album a 10/10.
I would definitely recommend this record to anyone who has never listened to Demi's music or someone who has been a longtime fan of hers for years.
So, make sure that you buy/stream "Tell Me You Love Me" on all streaming platforms:
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