This man is brave. No matter what he suffered, he survived. Understanding that you are NOT what happened to you, is the hardest argument you will have with yourself. Learning to forgive yourself for what was out of your control is almost impossible, and can cripple you. Being afraid of speaking your own truth is a tragedy. No matter how traumatic the abuse was/is, there is always a way to overcome it and heal. Always. If you don't have the support from your family, or if they are the abusers....don't stop fighting until you find your people. Blood is NOT thicker than water. It is harder and messier to clean up. Reality is you need both blood and water to survive, you can't live without either. You can live without fear, shame, and embarrassment. Don't let another person's demons take all of you. Everyone has demons. Not everyone has angels fighting beside them. That is when God shows up. When God sees one of children experience suffering on the deepest darkest level and all alone, God stands with you and for you. He shields you until you are strong enough to stand up and fight for yourself. There is no point in pretending, let it out, let it go, and be free. That will do more for you than an apology. 💛🌻
@@kamrynhanes9897 Josh’s actually said though that he knows people try to send hate when songs come out but he said he doesn’t want anyone sending hate and that if you do he doesn’t consider you a fan of his. Is what he told people the night songs came out on his texting thing with fans
Songs like this just exemplify the pure power of the human spirit’s resiliency. To transform a painful, traumatic experience into a form of beauty and to then share it with the world - wow! “Set Me Free” gave me real gospel vibes similar to “Praying” by Kesha, which was also about her being an abuse survivor. To all the survivors out there, we believe in you, we got your back, and we have so much love in our hearts for you 💖
This is one of the most beautiful heartfelt songs I have ever heard it penetrates deep into your heart. Everyone who has truly loved someone & has been hurt can relate. This is a masterpiece
“And nothing I say will ease the pain. But why do I have to hurt for you to feel okay?” This line. Gosh I started getting emotional at that. It encompasses the whole message of the song, all the pain and confusion. The doubting, long nights trying to erase the memories, to ease, not completely fix, the holes. It’s angry but sad. Almost confused or lost. He accepts reality, he knows it will take time to get better, but he still has questions. Not ones that can be answered. How can someone answer a question like that? The entire song is a masterpiece. I find myself falling more in love with your music. Joshua, this song is beautiful and inspiring and raw. I wish I could hug you and tell you everything will be alright.
@@katiebear0 it’s about both. It’s just a song about all kinds or hurt he’s been through and how he wants to be set free. Some parts are about SA and some parts are about Olivia
He has such a beautiful voice I can listen to this song all day and I won't regret it ❤🥰🥰 He has been through a lot and he is so brave I love his voice he is so talanted keep it up Joshua You are doing great✌✌
ok honestly after listening to his songs i feel so fucking hurt like this beautiful man right here deserves so much more :))). The world doesn't deserve him
this song is about him being sexually assaulted in the past, so please do not bring up any names or the petty drama. joshua deserves so much love. and this song is so deep and personal, i can totally relate to this song from being in an abusive, sexual abusive, manipulative relationship, i feel like the lyrics are hitting me and he’s telling me to set yourself free from your demons and the people who hurt me.
Watch his zach sang one. He literally says he didn’t write it about his SA but after writing it, he realised it could also be an anthem for it. But he didn’t write it for that reason.
This is so deep, so amazing. I'm proud of him for putting this out there even though it must have been real hard. (and I think this is my favorite song of his)🔥❤
This song WTH Joshy. ☹️😭😭💔 I just want to give you hug and tell you it’s gonna be okay and tell you I’m so sorry for what you went through I kinda went through the Similar Situation as a child and it still hurts, I think that’s why when I heard this song I Just started crying in the spot. But I can relate to this song so much. And he went through so much, but he stayed strong all the way through.
Response to this song cause my ex said this tome not word to word but sum like this n thus is wat l wish l said : I was never gonna apologise anyways I'm not one l used to be My old heart had stitches n bandages l needs a new one This one will not break or love the same anywaysss I wanna see u cry so l can see that u cared dark but that the truth I don't need a reminder that l hurt u But darling I'm so over u n thisssss I'm not recognisable anymore well This new heart forever will be guided had to change me Cause one was broken But now that our chapter l set u freee Ion owe u no apology ( setting u free) Im not the love that u fell for anymore So now l set u free I hv a new heart cause the othe one was bruised with scars u left had to much burden on me love
he got and is still getting, like every time he says something people jump to attack him. it's disgusting how rotten society is. I mean I've spent the last couple of weeks reporting comments in yt and ig of people making fun of the fact that he was r*ped as a kid. how is that helping ol^via? gosh
🤣🤣🤣fans be fighting while all the three "hurt" people profit and chilling and being cool with each other🤣🤣🤣smh.... These fans I tell you are some crazy people.
You deserve to to set me free. I wanted to go farrrrr away in these connection. Nakakalula sa daming question why keep on chasing you are afraid to talk I'm totally done here I'm sorry darling but this is overwhelming.
He just said SOME of the lyrics were inspired on the pain his abuser made him go through but the entire song is not about that. Also, why would he say things like "you're not the love I fell for" to a disgusting old man who assaulted him?
@@elizabethb5653 in an interview he said that while writing the song he started to talk about a much older and deeper pain, so some lyrics aren’t about olivia but about the sa
I am not an Olivia fan but (my opinion) in one of Josh’s song (crisis) he said how Olivia used their breakup for clout when josh is literally doing the same thing. ESPECIALLY when he is releasing a song AFTER Olivia is famous in the music industry, I mean he could have just state his side of story without having to write a song unless he is like Olivia and trying to make fame out of their breakup. That’s totally fine, but why calling out Olivia for doing the SAME THING. Another thing is in his song “secret” he victimized himself saying how Olivia made him a villain when Olivia was just stating her side of the story. If Olivia is “making josh the villain” in her song. Isn’t josh doing the same thing in his song?
This could just be the only way he felt he could express himself. He also tries to actively tell his fans not to go after Olivia while she stayed silent about her fans sending death threats. I think they both are hurt and are using music as an outlet, Olivias just being a little more immature about it all
@@tanviohol6807 I never said that. He could speck up abt his side, but writing a song?! Just like Olivia, and he call her a clout chaser when he is doing the SAME THING
@@Crow_Uchiha I understand you but Olivia is not responsible for her fans action as she is not their mother, and she never made her songs directed at josh. Unlike her, Josh’s songs were obviously directed at Olivia as he quoted olivia’s songs lyrics in his song.
@@kolin3603 she has a responsibility to respond to her fans when they do things like that. If you want to put yourself in a position of power, and fame is exactly that, you need to be ready to take responsibility. It’s her fans that are sending death threats while josh is going through a really hard year. At least one of these three songs is about his childhood abuse. And yet she says nothing as they threaten josh I her name
@@michaelcampbell3304 no she didn't, she didn't HAVE to, she CHOSE to. and answering another comment, I'm not only blaming her. but she objectively played a part to what he went through. there is a direct correlation between her music and the bullying he got BECAUSE of her music. had she not released anything (MIND YOU I DON'T THINK SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE, she has every right to release anything she wants to) he wouldn't have received the hatred he got. period. I'm sorry but that's not questionable like it's a FACT . so, she should've tried to stop HER FANS that were harassing him ON HER BEHALF because of HER MUSIC.
but wtf.... She just wrote songs about her feelings.... The fans are been rude and ruthless with him ( and that was soooo wrong) but she didn't nothing to him... Why he's blaming her? Just for the flame? Bah I'm sorry he's been sick and sad cause nobody should be blamed for a breakup ... especially by fans who don't know how things went, but he and Sabrina could avoid dissing Liv's songs to try to throw shit on her!
i feel like you’re a hater. he was literally hospitalized and almost died after olivia dumped him and wrote a ton of trashy songs (which in my opinion weren’t even good ) if you don’t like the song, you don’t like it but there’s nothing narcissistic about him finally being healthy enough to speak his truth just like olivia ( childish ) rodigro ( however it’s spelled )
This man is brave. No matter what he suffered, he survived. Understanding that you are NOT what happened to you, is the hardest argument you will have with yourself. Learning to forgive yourself for what was out of your control is almost impossible, and can cripple you. Being afraid of speaking your own truth is a tragedy. No matter how traumatic the abuse was/is, there is always a way to overcome it and heal. Always. If you don't have the support from your family, or if they are the abusers....don't stop fighting until you find your people. Blood is NOT thicker than water. It is harder and messier to clean up. Reality is you need both blood and water to survive, you can't live without either. You can live without fear, shame, and embarrassment. Don't let another person's demons take all of you. Everyone has demons. Not everyone has angels fighting beside them. That is when God shows up. When God sees one of children experience suffering on the deepest darkest level and all alone, God stands with you and for you. He shields you until you are strong enough to stand up and fight for yourself. There is no point in pretending, let it out, let it go, and be free. That will do more for you than an apology. 💛🌻
❤
@@daniabetancourt2967 💛🤗
Do true🥺
Absofuckinglutely 💗🌈
the fact that it’s been a year since what he did to me happened makes this song hit so much closer to home
I'm sorry about what you went through. stay strong, you're not alone 💓💓
What did he do to you?
Sending you lots of love dear, hope you're doing better now, be strong.
sending you peace and happiness
@@charliemiljus sometimes its most respectable not to ask what happened but just send love yanno?
I'm not gonna lie this song is actually very beautiful and so emotional, josh is not afraid to say the truth he's brave
“Tell my mom i’m okay, while i’m holding back tears”
why is this so relatable
I love him, sooo talented. It’s about time he clapped back
This song isn’t about Olivia he said in his GQ interview that just came out this song is about a older man sexually abusing him as a teen
It’s both
@@kamrynhanes9897 Josh’s actually said though that he knows people try to send hate when songs come out but he said he doesn’t want anyone sending hate and that if you do he doesn’t consider you a fan of his. Is what he told people the night songs came out on his texting thing with fans
@@ah.05 right! He "still cares about that older man, huh?"
it's about time u shut the fuck up and enjoy the music without starting a problem!
"Nothing I say will ease the pain..."
Your voice eases my pain ♥️
It's so good tbh. He's so underrated 🤧
YRS
“I don’t recognize you, not anymore
you’re not the love that I fell for”
One of the worst feelings ever
This song hits different!!! This is my favorite by far!!
Songs like this just exemplify the pure power of the human spirit’s resiliency. To transform a painful, traumatic experience into a form of beauty and to then share it with the world - wow! “Set Me Free” gave me real gospel vibes similar to “Praying” by Kesha, which was also about her being an abuse survivor. To all the survivors out there, we believe in you, we got your back, and we have so much love in our hearts for you 💖
This song deserves more attention
This hits hard
chills, literal chills
This is one of the most beautiful heartfelt songs I have ever heard it penetrates deep into your heart. Everyone who has truly loved someone & has been hurt can relate. This is a masterpiece
I LOVE THIS MAN WITH ALL MY HEART 😭😭
“And nothing I say will ease the pain. But why do I have to hurt for you to feel okay?”
This line. Gosh I started getting emotional at that. It encompasses the whole message of the song, all the pain and confusion. The doubting, long nights trying to erase the memories, to ease, not completely fix, the holes. It’s angry but sad. Almost confused or lost. He accepts reality, he knows it will take time to get better, but he still has questions. Not ones that can be answered. How can someone answer a question like that? The entire song is a masterpiece. I find myself falling more in love with your music. Joshua, this song is beautiful and inspiring and raw. I wish I could hug you and tell you everything will be alright.
Damn. Joshua is a good guy
the part where he said "you're not the love I fell for",,,,, I felt that
Bro clapped back hard💀
This song is actually about the sexual assault he faced by the hands of an older man as a child...Not even about her.
Katelyn Howard no
@@filtrations yes it is. He said it in his GQ interview
@@katiebear0 it’s about both. It’s just a song about all kinds or hurt he’s been through and how he wants to be set free. Some parts are about SA and some parts are about Olivia
Right?
the amount i can relate to this song after finding out what it’s really about is painfull
Same
He has such a beautiful voice
I can listen to this song all day and I won't regret it ❤🥰🥰
He has been through a lot and he is so brave
I love his voice he is so talanted keep it up Joshua You are doing great✌✌
Bro all three of these songs hit hard!! But I think this one and secrets is my favorite!!
No song ever hit the nail on the head like this one for me.
ok honestly after listening to his songs i feel so fucking hurt like this beautiful man right here deserves so much more :))). The world doesn't deserve him
this song is about him being sexually assaulted in the past, so please do not bring up any names or the petty drama. joshua deserves so much love. and this song is so deep and personal, i can totally relate to this song from being in an abusive, sexual abusive, manipulative relationship, i feel like the lyrics are hitting me and he’s telling me to set yourself free from your demons and the people who hurt me.
how do you know this? u his close friend?🤨
@@emilywagner5620
He said it in a recent interview. If you go to his twitter, it’s his most recent tweet.
The interview states Some lyrics can be related to the abuse but all three songs are his response to what he went through due to drivers license.
😩😩💔 Aw I’m so sorry
Watch his zach sang one. He literally says he didn’t write it about his SA but after writing it, he realised it could also be an anthem for it. But he didn’t write it for that reason.
“Your not the love thatI fell for”
This is so deep, so amazing. I'm proud of him for putting this out there even though it must have been real hard. (and I think this is my favorite song of his)🔥❤
Joshua clapped back hard he really handled it maturely
This ain’t abt Olivia
@@beckity5113 it obv is wtf
@@mahaa992 it’s about csa
@@valarirussak11 no 🤚
@@mahaa992 yes it is
I love him sm
cried and listened to this many times we all need a good song to cry too
This sounds oddly like gospel music but still respect
Yes!
Oh my gosh it does!!
I FELT THIS DUDE, IT’S SO RELATABLE
ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS 😭
This song is so strong and soothing
starting at 3:10 would be a great video editing audio
This song is going to be on repeat for bow on
Olivia gave this boy so much stress his heart almost gave up. my heart hurts for Josh Bassett.
Why is this so good
So good 😫✋🏻
THe minute I heard this song I loved it.
I love this song so much
Freedom convoy! 🇨🇦
i clicked on this randomly and uhm no regrets
1:04 2:12 3:25 Just for me and whoever also rlly likes this part 😌
OMG OMG OMG THIS IS MY FIRST TIME LISTENING AND THIS IS 100% MY FAVORITE SONG NOW 😮😮
Big bro said Na my turn lol this amazing lol an more relatable
Its actually not about olivia, its about an older man who sexually assaulted him when he was young
@@jolivers.wonder he said SOME of the lines are for the childhood abuse pain. But the three songs are mainly what he went thru since drivers licence
This song WTH Joshy. ☹️😭😭💔 I just want to give you hug and tell you it’s gonna be okay and tell you I’m so sorry for what you went through I kinda went through the Similar Situation as a child and it still hurts, I think that’s why when I heard this song I Just started crying in the spot. But I can relate to this song so much. And he went through so much, but he stayed strong all the way through.
How are such young people writing so goood
Soo good
Response to this song cause my ex said this tome not word to word but sum like this n thus is wat l wish l said :
I was never gonna apologise anyways
I'm not one l used to be
My old heart had stitches n bandages l needs a new one
This one will not break or love the same anywaysss
I wanna see u cry so l can see that u cared dark but that the truth
I don't need a reminder that l hurt u
But darling I'm so over u n thisssss
I'm not recognisable anymore well
This new heart forever will be guided had to change me
Cause one was broken
But now that our chapter l set u freee
Ion owe u no apology
( setting u free)
Im not the love that u fell for anymore
So now l set u free
I hv a new heart cause the othe one was bruised with scars u left had to much burden on me love
2:37 its "dearly" not "darling"
OMg I just heard that when I went back I always thought both was darling
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Omg . So really sad 🥺😢😭😭😭
🥺🥺🥺
I love I'm like your biggest Fan
Alwasy two sides
The amount of hate he got after her song came out is just ridiculous!!
he got and is still getting, like every time he says something people jump to attack him. it's disgusting how rotten society is. I mean I've spent the last couple of weeks reporting comments in yt and ig of people making fun of the fact that he was r*ped as a kid. how is that helping ol^via? gosh
@@kittyrodriguezbarani360 please don’t blame it on Olivia
@@michaelcampbell3304 she was the one who made the song--- and lied about stuff that happened--
They really need to talk to each other I don't know but this all drama is Like I Love you soo
Right?! Like actually…
Olivia didn’t want to talk to him
Lmao I got an Olivia Rodrigo ad before watching this
This. Right now.
🤣🤣🤣fans be fighting while all the three "hurt" people profit and chilling and being cool with each other🤣🤣🤣smh.... These fans I tell you are some crazy people.
❤️❤️❤️
silently screaming this in the shower is a mood. just saying.
I feel bad for Joshua❤️
He didn’t deserve this…
OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD. I'm in shock. Damn.
ndeh
GO READ HIS INTERVIEW WITH GQ
Disstrack ng mga popstars
😔🤘
@@ashleymaenini866 gago ka HAHAHABHAHAHAHAA
not people thinking this song is about olivia and sabrina. EDUCATE YOURSELVES!!
Joshua Bassett - Set Me Free (Official Music Video)
Well I’m done now😭
To think that sabrina is hated but Joshua is not- social media is scary. Wohoho. But this songs on repeat on mah phone now.
That guy got death threats what do you mean he is not hated? Told he had an SA experience and people were invalidating him...
@@trapindia6753 omg I didn’t know that:( that’s horrible
@@trapindia6753Does sa stand for sexual abuse here tho or sexual assault? (Just checking that’s all thanks) 👍🏻👌🏻😌💕
Man. I coulda wrote this. Shit hits
You deserve to to set me free. I wanted to go farrrrr away in these connection. Nakakalula sa daming question why keep on chasing you are afraid to talk I'm totally done here I'm sorry darling but this is overwhelming.
He was abused - this is about sexual abuse from childhood
Read the lyrics again.
but why would he say “I still care about you, darlin’” about his abuser ?
@@belleharbey that s the abuser apologising I believe
He just said SOME of the lyrics were inspired on the pain his abuser made him go through but the entire song is not about that. Also, why would he say things like "you're not the love I fell for" to a disgusting old man who assaulted him?
@@elizabethb5653 in an interview he said that while writing the song he started to talk about a much older and deeper pain, so some lyrics aren’t about olivia but about the sa
I am not an Olivia fan but (my opinion) in one of Josh’s song (crisis) he said how Olivia used their breakup for clout when josh is literally doing the same thing. ESPECIALLY when he is releasing a song AFTER Olivia is famous in the music industry, I mean he could have just state his side of story without having to write a song unless he is like Olivia and trying to make fame out of their breakup. That’s totally fine, but why calling out Olivia for doing the SAME THING. Another thing is in his song “secret” he victimized himself saying how Olivia made him a villain when Olivia was just stating her side of the story. If Olivia is “making josh the villain” in her song. Isn’t josh doing the same thing in his song?
This could just be the only way he felt he could express himself. He also tries to actively tell his fans not to go after Olivia while she stayed silent about her fans sending death threats. I think they both are hurt and are using music as an outlet, Olivias just being a little more immature about it all
DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD JUST SHUP UP WHILE SHE TEARS HIS IMAGE APART??
@@tanviohol6807 I never said that. He could speck up abt his side, but writing a song?! Just like Olivia, and he call her a clout chaser when he is doing the SAME THING
@@Crow_Uchiha I understand you but Olivia is not responsible for her fans action as she is not their mother, and she never made her songs directed at josh. Unlike her, Josh’s songs were obviously directed at Olivia as he quoted olivia’s songs lyrics in his song.
@@kolin3603 she has a responsibility to respond to her fans when they do things like that. If you want to put yourself in a position of power, and fame is exactly that, you need to be ready to take responsibility. It’s her fans that are sending death threats while josh is going through a really hard year. At least one of these three songs is about his childhood abuse. And yet she says nothing as they threaten josh I her name
My gosh Olivia what the heck did you dooo?!!!🧟
she didn't do anything. but rather let other people do on her behalf
@@kittyrodriguezbarani360 she had to stay silent
@@michaelcampbell3304 no she didn't, she didn't HAVE to, she CHOSE to. and answering another comment, I'm not only blaming her. but she objectively played a part to what he went through. there is a direct correlation between her music and the bullying he got BECAUSE of her music. had she not released anything (MIND YOU I DON'T THINK SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE, she has every right to release anything she wants to) he wouldn't have received the hatred he got. period. I'm sorry but that's not questionable like it's a FACT . so, she should've tried to stop HER FANS that were harassing him ON HER BEHALF because of HER MUSIC.
this song makes me internally die
but wtf.... She just wrote songs about her feelings.... The fans are been rude and ruthless with him ( and that was soooo wrong) but she didn't nothing to him... Why he's blaming her? Just for the flame? Bah
I'm sorry he's been sick and sad cause nobody should be blamed for a breakup ... especially by fans who don't know how things went, but he and Sabrina could avoid dissing Liv's songs to try to throw shit on her!
This is not about Olivia, he was sexually abused as a kid
I feel like these are a lil narcissistic
i feel like you’re a hater. he was literally hospitalized and almost died after olivia dumped him and wrote a ton of trashy songs (which in my opinion weren’t even good ) if you don’t like the song, you don’t like it but there’s nothing narcissistic about him finally being healthy enough to speak his truth just like olivia ( childish ) rodigro ( however it’s spelled )
Uhhh...this song is actually about the sexual assault he faced by the hands of an older man as a child...So...yeah...
@@katiebear0 some of the lyrics are are about his abuse. but the song is about what he went through because of Drivers license
Yall are so hypocrite omfg. This man got abused and harassed, now he can't even make a song about it. This is truly sad
@@ava_grace8123 exactlyy. It's about both. And he should be able to speak about it without people saying he's being narcissistic or selfish.