Sam Fischer & Demi Lovato - What Other People Say Lyrics

Sam Fischer & Demi Lovato Lyrics

"What Other People Say"

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

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 livin' the life that I said I wouldn't, I wanna go back

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
'Cause I care more about what other people say

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

I'm better than that, I'm better than that
I should be livin' my life so I go to heaven and never come back

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

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

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)
And 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
'Cause I care more about what other people say

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Writer(s): Demitria Lovato, Geoffrey Elliott Warburton, Ryan Keith Williamson Sr., Samuel Harry Fischer

Sam Fischer told the Daily Star newspaper's Wired column about working with Demi Lovato on "What Other People Say", "It's a real gift for her to be able to share everything she's been through, because I imagine every time she thinks about it and every time she talks about it, it hurts."

Demi Lovato commented, "This song is a reflection on what it's like to lose who you truly are in an effort to please other people and society. It's why I wanted to make this song with Sam – ultimately it's about two humans coming together to connect and find solutions to their problems."

"'What Other People Say' is a confession, realising how far away you can get from who you are in an effort to be liked," said Sam Fischer of this track. "It's about the pressures of society and how getting caught up with the wrong things can change you." He wrote "What Other People Say" before his "This City" became a hit and explained that he always knew it would be a duet and was "blown away" when Lovato signed on to accompany him.

album: "I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me" (2023)

I Love You, Please Don't Hate Me

Afterglow

Hopeless Romantic

This City

What Other People Say

You Don't Call Me Anymore

Landslide

Iceberg

Hard To Love

Watching My World Fall Apart

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