After signing with Hollywood Records, Lovato released their pop rock debut album, Don't Forget (2008), which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Its follow-up, Here We Go Again (2009), debuted at number one in the U.S., while its title track reached number 15 on the Hot 100. Lovato's third studio album, Unbroken (2011), experimented with pop and R&B and spawned the U.S. platinum-certified single "Skyscraper". They released her eponymous fourth album in 2013, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and contained the top-ten international hit "Heart Attack". Lovato's fifth and sixth albums, Confident (2015) and Tell Me You Love Me (2017), infused soul and mature themes; they earned a Grammy Award nomination for Confident, while "Sorry Not Sorry", the lead single from Tell Me You Love Me, became her highest-charting single in the U.S., reaching number six. After a hiatus, Lovato released their seventh album, Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (2021), which reached number two on the Billboard 200.
On television, Lovato has starred as the titular character on the sitcom Sonny with a Chance (2009–2011), served as a judge on the music competition series The X Factor USA for its second and third seasons, and appeared as a recurring character on the musical comedy Glee (2013–2014) and the sitcom Will & Grace (2020). They also starred in the television drama film Princess Protection Program (2009), the animated comedy film Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017), and the musical comedy Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
Lovato has sold over 24 million records in the United States[6] and has also received numerous accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, 14 Teen Choice Awards, five People's Choice Awards, two Latin American Music Awards, a Guinness World Record, and was included on the Time 100 annual list in 2017. An activist for several social causes, Lovato's struggles with an eating disorder and substance abuse have received considerable media attention, in response to which they published the self-help memoir Staying Strong: 365 Days a Year (2013) and released the documentaries Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (2017) and Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021). In 2021, Lovato had come out as nonbionary.
Quiet
Demi Lovato Lyrics
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It's driving me crazy
It's like we stopped breathing in this room
We're both the last to be leaving
I know what you're thinking
I wish you'd make your move
I wanna disappear
I'm hearing myself thinking too clear
It's too quiet in here
Make it all go away
Why can't we break this silence finally
It's like you know where I'm going
You follow me home
But I never invite you inside
I see what you're not showing
I got you alone but
The air is so still it's weird
It's much too quiet in here
I wanna disappear
I'm hearing myself thinking too clear
It's too quiet in here
Make it all go away
Why can't we break this silence finally
Don't stop don't stop
Telling me goodnight
Just promise you'll kiss me goodbye
What's taking so long
Don't tell me you're not goin' try
The tensions building in my mind
I want to scream and I know why
It's much too quiet in here
I wanna disappear
I'm hearing myself thinking too clear
It's too quiet in here
Make it all go away
Why can't we break this silence finally
Make it all go away
It's too quiet in here
The lyrics to Demi Lovato’s song “Quiet” are about the inner turmoil experienced when a relationship is stagnant and there is a lack of communication. In the first verse, Lovato expresses frustration with her partner’s inability to verbalize their thoughts and feelings, which creates an uncomfortable silence between them. She wishes for a breakthrough in their communication but feels helpless to make it happen. The chorus repeats the idea that the silence is deafening and that Lovato just wants to escape from it.
In the second verse, Lovato describes the irony of being physically close to her partner but feeling isolated from them. She can sense that there is something they are holding back, but she can’t quite put her finger on it. The bridge expresses the fear that things will never change if they continue like this, and that Lovato will eventually be driven to the brink of madness by the lack of progress in their relationship.
Overall, the song is a powerful expression of the frustration and anxiety that can come from being stuck in a relationship that is not fulfilling. It highlights the importance of communication in any relationship, and the danger of allowing silence to fester and grow.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear what you're not saying
I am perceiving the unspoken messages you are sending
It's driving me crazy
Your silence and lack of communication is causing me emotional distress
It's like we stopped breathing in this room
The atmosphere between us has become tense and stifling
We're both the last to be leaving
Neither of us wants to bring this encounter to an end
I know what you're thinking
I can sense and understand your thoughts and feelings
I wish you'd make your move
I desire for you to take action, to break this stagnant state we are in
It's much too quiet in here
The lack of sound and communication is overwhelming
I wanna disappear
I wish to escape from this uncomfortable situation
I'm hearing myself thinking too clear
The silence is too loud, making my thoughts too loud and clear
Make it all go away
I want to erase this tension and unease
Why can't we break this silence finally
I do not understand why we are both hesitant to break this silence and communicate
It's like you know where I'm going
You seem to have insight into my actions and decisions
You follow me home
You track my movements and actions outside of this space
But I never invite you inside
Though you follow me, I am not inviting you into my private life or space
I see what you're not showing
I am perceiving something deeper than what you are expressing
I got you alone but
Though we are physically alone, there is still distance and lack of connection between us
The air is so still it's weird
There is such a tangible lack of sound and energy in this space, it is strange
Don't stop don't stop telling me goodnight
Continuously communicate with me as we part ways for the evening
Just promise you'll kiss me goodbye
Express your affection for me before we part ways for the evening
What's taking so long
Expressing frustration that communication and action is taking long or not happening at all
Don't tell me you're not goin' try
Do not tell me that you aren't willing to take action and break this silence
The tensions building in my mind
The feeling of unease and discomfort is causing increasing stress in my thoughts
I want to scream and I know why
The overwhelming tension and lack of communication is causing me emotional pain and I desire to express it vocally
Make it all go away
The stress and tension is too much and I desire for it to be gone
It's too quiet in here
The lack of sound and connection is still too overwhelming
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: SCOTT CUTLER, SCOTT MICHAEL CUTLER, DEMITRIA LOVATO, ANNE PREVEN
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