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.
Trash
Demi Lovato Lyrics
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That's seething through your eyes.
I can see it from 10 feet away and I know
Just who is burning.
With every kiss you deny
So what makes you think, that I
Still care or still want you anymore
Going on and one more thing tell me
Was she the reason you stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly
You can call it pure torture
Watching your every move with her
Oh, just the thought of it,
Knowing what goes on between you
Makes me sick
I should've noticed, I should've noticed
When she came into the picture
You were always with her
And she's not leaving.
So how long has this been
Going on and one more thing tell me
Was she the reason you stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly
You called me shady
And now she's your baby doll
She drove you over,
Over to break it off
And this time just maybe
Maybe you went a little far
I'm sick of crying about,
About your new flame
That's soon to burn out.
So how long has this been
Going on and one more thing tell me
Was she the reason you stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly
I'm done.
In “Trash”, Demi Lovato talks about a painful breakup and the realization that her ex has moved on with someone else. She exposes his new relationship and doesn't shy away from the fact that the situation is causing her distress. The lyrics suggest that Demi Lovato is still struggling to come to terms with the breakup, and she feels betrayed by her ex, who has moved on with someone so quickly after spending so much time with Lovato. Throughout the lyrics, Lovato tries to understand why her ex moved on so fast, and questions him about how long he was seeing this new girl before breaking up. She also expresses her anger towards him, calling him out for stomping on her heart, and moving on so quickly while she is still trying to heal.
As the song progresses, Demi Lovato speaks of her torment as she watches her ex with his new love interest. She feels sickened by the thought of them together and wishes she had noticed earlier that he was always with her even when they were still together. She is upset that he called her shady when they were together, but is now with someone just like her. The lyrics suggest that Demi Lovato is done with the relationship, and she accepts that her ex has moved on.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't try to cover up your, your new flame
That's seething through your eyes.
I can see that you're with someone new and you're trying to pretend like it's nothing, but I can see the truth in your eyes.
With every kiss you deny
So what makes you think, that I
Still care or still want you anymore
You keep trying to kiss me but deny being with someone new. I don't care about you anymore, so what's the point?
So how long has this been
Going on and one more thing tell me
Was she the reason you stomped on my heart
And moved on so quickly
How long have you been seeing this new person? And be honest, was she the reason you hurt me and moved on so quickly?
You can call it pure torture
Watching your every move with her
Oh, just the thought of it,
Knowing what goes on between you
Makes me sick
I should've noticed, I should've noticed
When she came into the picture
You were always with her
And she's not leaving.
Watching you be with someone else is unbearable, and just imagining what goes on between you is sickening. I should have seen it coming when she first appeared, because you were always with her and it seems like she's not going anywhere.
You called me shady
And now she's your baby doll
She drove you over,
Over to break it off
And this time just maybe
Maybe you went a little far
I'm sick of crying about,
About your new flame
That's soon to burn out.
You accused me of doing something wrong, but now you're with someone who seems to be controlling you. Maybe you went too far this time. I'm tired of crying over your new relationship that's likely to end soon anyway. I'm done with this whole situation.
Contributed by Jayce G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.