In My Blood by Shawn Mendes was written as a personal response to Mendes struggles with anxiety. It was the first song released from his third studio album and marks a shift in his music direction to a more pop-influenced rock sound.
I'm overwhelmed and insecure, give me something I could take to ease my mind slowly Just have a drink and you'll feel better Just take her home and you'll feel better Keep telling me that it gets better, does it ever?
Help me, it's like the walls are caving in Sometimes I feel like giving up, no medicine is strong enough Someone help me, I'm crawling in my skin Sometimes I feel like giving up but I just can't It isn't in my blood It isn't in my blood
I'm looking through my phone again, feeling anxious Afraid to be alone again, I hate this I'm trying to find a way to chill, can't breathe, oh
Is there somebody who could help me, it's like the walls are caving in Sometimes I feel like giving up, no medicine is strong enough Someone help me, I'm crawling in my skin Sometimes I feel like giving up but I just can't It isn't in my blood It isn't in my blood
I need somebody now, I need somebody now Someone to help me out, I need somebody now
Help me, it's like the walls are caving in Sometimes I feel like giving up but I just can't It isn't in my blood (ooh-ooh-ooh) It isn't in my blood (aw-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh) It isn't in my blood, I need somebody now It isn't in my blood, I need somebody now It isn't in my blood