![]() ![]() Other lyrics in the song cement this sentiment with, “Everybody's looking for somebody. “No, I’m not here to make friends… I need a lover” clears this right up, of course. At the beginning of the song, listeners hear the following words from none other than RuPaul, “If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gon’ love somebody else?”Īnd this self-love opening lyric sets the tone for the rest of the track that seems to speak to what Smith is looking for in life (and love). But visuals aside, what’s the meaning behind the lyrics of “I’m Not Here To Make Friends?” Smith is yet to come out and explain specifically their lyrics for the new single but they do seem pretty self-explanatory. Others pointed out the hypocrisy of some of this criticism, “If a thin cis woman wore a corset with nipple tassles, there would not be this level of pearl-clutching and furious debate,” wrote one journalist in Vogue. The video’s visuals of glamour and camp fashion has sparked backlash with some calling it “super-sexualised.” But fans have been quick to jump to the defence of Smith’s video, mentioning that they are not the first to release a visual like this, drawing comparisons to Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty,” even Queen's “I Want to Break Free.” The artist released their new album Gloria last month and has now dropped a music video for the single, “I’m Not Here To Make Friends.” And it’s certainly got the internet talking. ![]() ![]() ![]() Three years after their last album Love Goes, the singer Sam Smith is well and truly back. ![]()
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