“Body” is a ballad on Michaels' fifth extended play, Inner Monologue Part 2. In the song, Julia can be heard singing about wanting to “love [her] body.”
Michaels described this song as a song about a ‘toxic relationship between yourself and yourself’ when asked about it during an interview with iHe...
[Verse 1]
Sorry I'm a bitch to ya
I know that I'm the reason that you're so insecure
Think that I'd know better as I get a little older
I'm sorry I'm a bitch to ya
I know that I'm the reason you don't smile anymore
Think I'd learned my lesson 'cause now I'm feeling empty
[Pre-Chorus]
And you say, "Why do you talk to yourself like that?"
I say, "I don’t know why," oh
You say all of these things are just in my mind
Kiss me 'til I'm alright
[Chorus]
I just wanna love my body like you love my body
I wanna look in the mirror and tell it that it's beautiful like you do
I wanna love my body like you love my body
Wanna make it feel like it's incredible like you do (Oh)
And I don't see what you see, but I want to, I want to, oh
Love my body like I love your body
[Verse 2]
I'm sorry I don't let you go out with your friends
Last time, I think I said it was a little too short
And you said I harp on you too much
So you put a sweatshirt on 'cause you gave up
Watched TV, still in your makeup
And you stayed in it 'til you waked up
And you wiped it off when we made up, ah
[Pre-Chorus]
You say, "Why do you talk to yourself like that?"
I say, "I don't know why," oh
You say all of these things are just in my mind
Kiss me 'til I'm alright
[Chorus]
I just wanna love my body like you love my body
Wanna look in the mirror and tell it that it's beautiful like you do
I wanna love my body like you love my body
Wanna make it feel like it's incredible like you do
And I don't see what you see, but I want to, I want to, oh
Love my body like I love your body
[Chorus]
I just wanna love my body like you love my body
I wanna look in the mirror and tell it that it's beautiful like you do (Oh)
I wanna love my body like you love my body
Wanna make it feel like it's incredible like you do
Body was written by Julia Michaels.
Body was produced by Jesse Shatkin & Louis Bell.
Julia Michaels released Body on Fri Jun 28 2019.
On her Twitter, Julia Michaels has explained that this song hits close to home:
One month after the song’s release she teamed up with Teen Vogue and explained:
I wanted to write a song about my insecurities because I can’t be the only one who feels this way. I got in the studio to work on “Body,”...
Julia is apologizing to her body for not letting it go out because she doesn’t feel beautiful enough. As a result, she spends all night by herself, in her clothes and make-up that she was going to wear if she went out.