When I first heard that his single was titled "Not Afraid" I immediately imagined a sparse, raw, unapologetic song. I imagined a chorus telling off his haters, saying something like (message wise): I'm not afraid to be myself, not afraid to make things like Relapse, not afraid of your criticism, etc. I also assumed it would be in an argumentative tone (not yelling, but still "loud and confrontational").
Instead, we got the opposite. It was an apologetic ballad.
I really want something like what I initially imagined.












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