Self Care, by Mac Miller, is one of the most eye opening songs on how to be aware of treating yourself right. Miller touches on the subject of mental health in this song after getting out of two year relationship and recovering from a drug addiction. Self Care is the first single Miller dropped on his new album “Swimming”. Self Care was released July 13, 2018. This song focuses on many points of his own emotional journey. The subject of mental health and drug addiction have become very popular in the year 2018. Miller touches on the subject of his own addiction problems by referring to it in his song lyrics. Miller sings, “That Mercedes drove me crazy, I was speedin’ / Somebody save me from myself, yeah,” the meaning behind this lyric relates to the DUI he received on May 17, 2018, by crashing his Mercedes G Wagon into a poll. He when he says, “Somebody save me from myself,” he is calling out that his drug addiction is growing and needs to be saved from himself. Through out the song he repeats “Self care, I’m treatin’ me right
Hell yea, we’re gonna be alright.” Here Miller is acknowledging that if you just focus on yourself then you are going to be okay.

The music video Miller made for Self Care symbolizes many of his personal experiences. In the music video he is laying in a closed in coffin and seems to be okay with not getting out. He then lights a cigarette meaning that he is so comfortable in his enclosed space by himself. In the coffin Miller takes out a knife to carve writing on the coffin a latin phrase, “Momento Mori,” meaning remember you have to die. This messages symbolizes Miller’s out look on life. He is reminding himself that all the fame, drugs, and money that come with his life do not matter because he knows he has die someday. This is especially sad to see now because Mac Miller recently died of an overdose on September 7, 2018. Miller has suffered from a drug addiction all his life and has been trying to recover. The message from Self Care is very relevant to anyone suffering from an addiction. Mac Miller is a great artist and many of his songs helped me through harder times in my life. Self Care is not only a great song to listen to but also holds an important message to anyone suffering from addiction.