Her simple yet telling album cover says it all. In a world full of tall, white, and skinny, Lizzo epitomizes vulnerability and exhibits the beauty of color and confidence with every tweet, Instagram post, and appearance she makes.

A few years ago, a song called 'Good as Hell' came on on my 'Discover Weekly' Spotify playlist. As soon as I heard the words, "I do my hair toss, check my nails, baby how you feelin'? Feeling good as hell!" I knew I was listening to an absolute BOP. An instant soundtrack to my life. I started to wonder who this astonishing vocalist and songwriter was, but more importantly, if there was more. All this time I was growing tired of repetitive love songs and a broken record of overplayed pop music--little did I know that Lizzo's album full of feel-good singles, 'Cuz I Love You,' existed.

"A lotta two-faced people show me both sides, so I figured out I gotta be my own type."

Some lyrics I can finally appreciate. No trash-talking about exes, reminiscing about former lovers or putting me in my feelings. I'm not saying that songs that do that are bad, I just wanted to hear less spitefulness and more self-praise. I have always been aware that 'beauty comes from within' and all of those other cute little overused clichés, but this kind of attitude really puts things into perspective. People's true colors always come out eventually. The only person that is really there for you at the end of the day is you.

"True love ain't something you can buy yourself
True love finally happens when you by yourself"

Here's another darling cliché—'money can't buy you happiness.' Although Ariana Grande would beg to differ, I have to admit it's true. You can have all the designer bags and sports cars in the world, but that would only bring temporary, unfulfilling pleasure. Lizzo's assorted half-clothed, stunning Instagram pictures are perfect illustrations that it's okay to defy society's expectations and feel good about yourself.

In a perfect world, we would eat whatever we want and not worry about what others think about it. However, society has placed such high expectations on what we as women should look like. While many women are sucking in their stomachs, photoshopping their flaws away, and promoting weight loss products, Lizzo is essentially transparent on social media. She's not afraid to show some skin or dance like nobody's watching. Shoutout to Lizzo for calling out this gender stereotype and pushing for the normalization of ALL body types!

"Cause I'm my own soulmate, I know how to love me, I know that I'm always gonna hold me down"

The word 'soulmate' is often tied to a significant other, but these lyrics clarify that you can be your own! When you fall out with your friends/family or relationships just aren't working out for you, you have to be secure in knowing that some paths are just meant to be walked alone.

So here's to embracing yourself, worrying less and showing off more, and being your own soulmate!

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