Listen to this when
In My Blood
Real ones get anxiety too. Wanting to give up and actually giving up are two different things. 🩸💪 #InMyBlood
Who it's for
Mendes called it the closest song to his heart and it was his first public song about his own anxiety, so listeners hear a young man openly naming a struggle many hide.
Feelings it meets
What it is
"In My Blood" is a 2018 pop rock ballad by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, released as the lead single from his self-titled third album. He co-wrote it with Geoff Warburton, Teddy Geiger and Scott Harris, and it was produced by Geiger and Mendes. It reflects his struggle with anxiety and was the first time he publicly discussed his mental health; he called it the closest song to his heart he had written.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available). Official music video (dir. Jay Martin) on Mendes's YouTube channel.
Before you start
Heads up: Anxiety and feeling like giving up.
Age: Ages 9+
And if it is a fear you would dispel, the seat of that fear is in your heart and not in the hand of the feared.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Freedom”
