Indigo De Souza has shared the third single from her upcoming album All of This Will End — "You Can Be Mean" comes attached to a video created by De Souza, and it's a compact slice of instantly hummable pop rock that finds De Souza in the grip of a bad relationship.
"I wrote 'You Can Be Mean' about a brief toxic experience I had with a manipulative and abusive LA model fuckboy. However brief, it had a life-long impact on my understanding of self," De Souza said in a statement about the song. She continued:
Leading up to that experience, I had a history of putting myself in toxic situations and pining for validation from people who treated me poorly. I was stuck in some delusion that I could help abusive people through their trauma and teach them to love me in the way I deserved. I wrote this song when I finally realized that I could choose not to allow harmful behavior into my life, and that there is a deep, deep importance in protecting the body and spirit. I stopped caring about validation from assholes, stopped thinking it was my responsibility to help them, and started caring for myself in a real way.
Once I made that switch in my psyche, I began to manifest truly loving, safe, kind, and communicative people into my life. Being loved in the way I deserve begins with loving myself in the way I deserve. Boundaries are so important. The body is a sacred and fragile thing and it deserves every ounce of care.
All of This Will End, out April 28 on Saddle Creek, is the follow-up to 2021's Any Shape You Take. We've already heard the poppy "Smog" and heartbreaking album closer "Younger and Dumber." Watch the video for "You Can Be Mean" below.
"I wrote 'You Can Be Mean' about a brief toxic experience I had with a manipulative and abusive LA model fuckboy. However brief, it had a life-long impact on my understanding of self," De Souza said in a statement about the song. She continued:
Leading up to that experience, I had a history of putting myself in toxic situations and pining for validation from people who treated me poorly. I was stuck in some delusion that I could help abusive people through their trauma and teach them to love me in the way I deserved. I wrote this song when I finally realized that I could choose not to allow harmful behavior into my life, and that there is a deep, deep importance in protecting the body and spirit. I stopped caring about validation from assholes, stopped thinking it was my responsibility to help them, and started caring for myself in a real way.
Once I made that switch in my psyche, I began to manifest truly loving, safe, kind, and communicative people into my life. Being loved in the way I deserve begins with loving myself in the way I deserve. Boundaries are so important. The body is a sacred and fragile thing and it deserves every ounce of care.
All of This Will End, out April 28 on Saddle Creek, is the follow-up to 2021's Any Shape You Take. We've already heard the poppy "Smog" and heartbreaking album closer "Younger and Dumber." Watch the video for "You Can Be Mean" below.
