The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised its pop hook and made comparisons to works of Kelly Clarkson. "Here We Go Again" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Lovato's first top 40 hit on the chart as a solo artist. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2014. It also peaked at number 38 in New Zealand and in the lower region of the Canadian Hot 100.
In this song, Demi expresses her feelings about breaking-up with her boyfriend. She told Reuters that though many of her songs are about boys, in reality, stardom gets in the way of teen romance. Demi added that it's hard to develop a meaningful relationship when a boy kisses her then exclaims, "I can't believe I'm kissing you." "I hate relationships," said Demi, "so I'm not like a relationship-type person. But I have a lot of cute friends, That's all I need when you're 16 and in the spotlight."
Here We Go Again
Demi Lovato Lyrics
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Then I clear you out of my head
I tear you out of my heart
And ignore all your messages
I tell everyone we are through
'Cause I'm so much better without you
But it's just another pretty lie'Cause I break down
Every time you come around
Oh-oh oh-oh
So how did you get here
Under my skin?
I swore that I'd never let you back in
Should have known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go, go, go again
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
Something about you
Is so addictive
We're falling together
You'd think that by now I'd know
'Cause here we go, go, go again
You never know what you want
And you never say what you mean
But I start to go insane
Every time that you look at me
You only hear half of what I say
And you're always showing up too late
And I know that I should say goodbye
Can't be with or without you
Oh-oh oh-oh
So how did you get here
Under my skin?
I swore that I'd never let you back in
Should have known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go, go, go again
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
Something about you
Is so addictive
We're falling together
You'd think that by now I'd know
'Cause here we go, go, go again
Oh
And again (and again)
And again (and again)
And again
I threw all of your stuff away
And I cleared you out of my head
And I tore you out of my heart
Oh-oh oh-oh
Oh-oh oh-oh
So how did you get here
Under my skin?
I swore that I'd never let you back in
Should have known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go, go, go again
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
Something about you
Is so addictive
We're falling together
You'd think that by now I'd know
'Cause here we go, go
Here we go again
Here we go again
Should have known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go, go, go again
Again
And again and again and again and again
And again and again and again and again
And again and again and again and again
And again and again
The lyrics to Demi Lovato's "Here We Go Again" paints the familiar picture of being addicted to a person who is clearly bad for your heart. The song is about someone who is finally ready to move on from a toxic relationship, but finds themselves repeatedly falling back into the same cycle. The first verse speaks to the effort made to physically remove reminders of this person, distancing oneself and ignoring any messages from them. In the chorus, Demi sings about how the addiction to this person hasnโt gone away as they keep falling back into their unhealthy relationship. The second verse highlights the frustration with the person who never says what they mean, and how this dynamic can make her feel insane. Despite all of that, the addiction remains and once again the person finds themselves falling back in.
Line by Line Meaning
I throw all of your stuff away
I am trying to get rid of all traces of you from my life
Then I clear you out of my head
I am trying to forget about you and all the memories we shared
I tear you out of my heart
I am trying to remove all the feelings I have for you
And ignore all your messages
I am not interested in hearing from you because I want to move on
I tell everyone we are through
I am trying to convince myself and others that we are over
'Cause I'm so much better without you
I believe that I am better off without you in my life
But it's just another pretty lie
I am actually still in love with you and trying to deny it
Cause I break down
Whenever I see or hear from you, I become emotional and vulnerable
Every time you come around
Whenever you are near me, I lose all control and cannot resist you
So how did you get here
I am confused and unsure how you managed to impact my life again
Under my skin?
You have gotten inside my head and heart, and I cannot get rid of you
I swore that I'd never let you back in
I promised myself I would never let you back into my life
Should have known better
I regret trying to forget you and should have realized how hard it would be
Than trying to let you go
Trying to get over you is harder than I thought
'Cause here we go go go again
We keep repeating the same pattern of falling for each other and breaking up
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
I know it is not healthy for me to keep returning to you, but I cannot help it
Something about you
There is a quality about you that I find irresistible and addictive
Is so addictive
I am drawn to you even though it is not good for me
We're falling together
We are in this cycle of getting back together and breaking up that we cannot escape
You'd think that by now I'd know
I should have learned from our past mistakes and stopped returning to you
'Cause here we go go go again
We are repeating the same mistakes and falling for each other again and again
You never know what you want
You are unsure about what you want in life, including our relationship
And you never say what you mean
You are not clear about your thoughts and feelings, which makes it difficult for me to understand you
But I start to go insane
Your behavior is driving me crazy and making me feel unstable
Every time that you look at me
Whenever I see you, I feel overwhelmed by my emotions
You only hear half of what I say
You are not really listening to me and not taking my feelings seriously
And you're always showing up too late
You are not reliable and do not follow through on your promises
And I know that I should say goodbye
I know that I should end things with you because it is not healthy for me
But it's no use
Despite knowing it is not good for me, I cannot help but keep returning to you
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Isaac Hasson, Lindy Robbins, Mher Filian
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I throw all of your stuff away
Then I clear you out of my head
I tear you out of my heart
And ignore all your messages
I tell everyone we got through
'Cause I'm so much better without you
But it's just another pretty lie
'Cause I break down
Every time you come around
So how did you get here under my skin
Swore that I'd never let you back in
Should've known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go go go again
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
Something about you is so addictive
We're fallin' together
You think that by now I'd know
'Cause here we go go go again
You never know what you want
And you never say what you mean
But I start to go insane
Every time that you look at me
You only hear half of what I say
And you're always showing up too late
And I know that I should say goodbye
But it's no use
Can't be with or without you
So how did you get here under my skin
Swore that I'd never let you back in
Should've known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go go go again
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
Something about you is so addictive
We're fallin' together
You think that by now I'd know
'Cause here we go go go again
And again and again and again
I threw all of your stuff away
And I cleared you out of my head
And I tore you out of my heart
So how did you get here under my skin
Swore that I'd never let you back in
Should've known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go go go again
Hard as I try I know I can't quit
Something about you is so addictive
We're fallin' together
You think that by now I'd know
'Cause here we go go
Here we go again
Here we go again
Should've known better
Than trying to let you go
'Cause here we go go go again
Again and again and again and again
@diegoandres2217
Was 12 years old when this song came out, remember listeing to it on Disney Channel and on Radio Disney while doing homework.
25 years old now and i'm still obssesed with it, i love this jam and it makes me very nostalgic to hear it, can't believe i listen to it on my office now ๐ข๐ข
@heyyyyyy8054
Aw that's awesome
@TheLoveDiler
omg the exact same situation here! ๐ญ
@mattyarce7424
I feel the same and I was also 12 years old when this song first came out ๐ช
@corvotrevoso
Good times that donโt come back right
@shiannafoxx
I was only 7 but I used to blast this shit on my ipod
@helenporter1237
To hear in 2023 that she wrote this about drugs and not a guy is just WOW
@leacali
๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ whaaat
@mauracannisa1337
where's the interview/article?
she sure did personify drugs in the lyrics, if what you say is true
@ddghibli9047
We will never get these days back. Ever. I love the world we lost