Demi Lovato Performed "Anyone" at the 2020 Grammys
She cried during the whole song.
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Demi Lovato performed her new song, "Anyone," for the first time at the 2020 Grammys in a beautiful Christian Siriano tuxedo gown and to say it was emotional would be an understatement. Lovato had to re-start the song before she could gather herself and continue singing. It's Lovato's first performance since her life-threatening overdose in 2018.
"I remember being in the hospital and listening to the song and it was about a week after I had been in the hospital and I was finally like awake, and I just remember hearing back the songs I had just recorded and thinking, 'If there's ever a moment where I get to come back from this, I want to sing this song,'" she told New Music Daily.
Watch a clip of her performing at the 2020 Grammys:
Demi Lovato, overcome with tears, had to start her #Grammys performance over https://t.co/898TvP9HKQ pic.twitter.com/SSZGblzOvjJanuary 27, 2020
Then read the heartbreaking lyrics here:
[Intro]
Uh, uh
[Verse 1]
I tried to talk to my piano
I tried to talk to my guitar
Talked to my imagination
Confided into alcohol
I tried and tried and tried some more
Told secrets 'til my voice was sore
Tired of empty conversation
'Cause no one hears me anymore
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[Pre-Chorus]
A hundred million stories
And a hundred million songs
I feel stupid when I sing
Nobody's listening to me
Nobody's listening
I talked to shooting stars
But they always get it wrong
I feel stupid when I pray
So, why am I praying anyway?
If nobody's listening
[Chorus]
Anyone, please send me anyone
Lord, is there anyone?
I need someone
Anyone, please send me anyone
Lord, is there anyone?
I need someone
[Verse 2]
I used to crave the world's attention
I think I cried too many times
I just need some more affection
Anything to get me by
[Pre-Chorus]
A hundred million stories
And a hundred million songs
I feel stupid when I sing
Nobody's listening to me
Nobody's listening
I talked to shooting stars
But they always get it wrong
I feel stupid when I pray
Why the fuck am I praying anyway?
If nobody's listening
[Chorus]
Anyone, please send me anyone
Lord, is there anyone?
I need someone
Anyone, please send me anyone
Oh, Lord, is there anyone?
I need someone
Oh, anyone, I need someone
Oh, anyone, I need someone
[Outro]
A hundred million stories
And a hundred million songs
I feel stupid when I sing
Nobody's listening to me
Nobody's listening
We love you, Demi!
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