"Unstable" is an emo-pop contemplation on Justin Bieber's mental health issues and how his wife, Hailey, got him through his darkest days. Yeah, you loved me when I was unstable Never judged, never judged Never judged me when I was unable To love myself, to trust myself In his 2020 Seasons documentary series, Bieber confessed to having endured a mental-health crisis where he felt suicidal. Here, filled with gratitude, he pays tribute to Hailey's healing, restorative love.
Bieber married Hailey in the fall of 2018 and admitted to Vogue that he "was in a really, really bad place" during the first year of their marriage. As he battled forgiveness and jealousy issues and other lingering insecurities, Hailey supported him. "My wife was just there for me through it all," Bieber said. "So the whole message is, like, you've been there for me while I'm really unstable. So that song really resonates with where I was at. There's probably a lot of people who have been in this position. That is always the goal: to make music that's relatable and can touch people."
The Kid Laroi joins Bieber on the track. The Australian teenage rapper has had his own battles with depression and here he raps about how a girlfriend has been his "rock" and "security."
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