00:00 It was one of the first things that I had put down on a piece of paper.
00:03 And I was just like, even though someone hurt me, at one point in time, they were my world.
00:09 I was just blown away.
00:24 I was like, I never thought my song would reach anywhere in the world.
00:29 [BIRDS CHIRPING]
00:32 Perfect is being yourself.
00:39 Perfect, to me, is living your life not afraid of anybody's judgments,
00:45 living your life believing in your dreams,
00:49 like living your life that you don't have to change for anybody,
00:52 but be the best version of you.
00:53 [MUSIC - THE BEST VERSION OF YOU, "I LOVE YOU"]
00:54 I love you.
00:55 Don't you know that I'm mad at you?
00:58 My heart is calling to, I'm in love with your body.
01:02 I think it was a big stepping stone.
01:05 I feel like it was my first real experience on TV and in front of a camera.
01:09 And I feel like it was an amazing stepping stone to get to where I want to be.
01:13 So I think, obviously, without that, I would be probably a different person.
01:16 But yeah, it changed my life in a lot of ways.
01:20 And my manager found me from The Voice.
01:22 And I was like, wow, this is really something that I can do as a living.
01:26 I didn't want to be in a normal job.
01:28 I always wanted to perform.
01:29 I always wanted to be an entertainer.
01:31 And I was just like, life's too short to not live it.
01:34 So I just wanted to be like, if I go down failing,
01:38 then at least I can say that I tried.
01:39 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:43 I didn't have anybody to talk to about it.
01:45 So I was in a relationship.
01:46 I just got out of a relationship.
01:48 I have no friends.
01:50 This is so sad.
01:52 I didn't know who to talk to about it.
01:54 So I just wrote it in my journal.
01:55 And then I wrote some concepts.
01:57 And I was just like, I don't want to--
01:59 I was like, I know I'm not perfect.
02:00 But I just want to be perfect for somebody.
02:04 I didn't want to believe that the relationship was over.
02:06 But I feel like me writing the song was a way that I could let go.
02:10 I was like, I don't want to let go of this person.
02:12 But I need to.
02:14 And I feel like if I wanted to grow in life and pursue what I want to pursue,
02:18 then holding on to someone that was holding me back and hurt me way too much,
02:22 I was just like, I'm good without this.
02:24 [MUSIC - "I REMEMBERED A DAY"]
02:26 I remember the day, even wrote down the day that I fell for you.
02:32 I feel like that was my favorite line because it
02:34 was one of the first things I had put down on a piece of paper.
02:37 And I was just like, even though someone hurt me, at one point in time,
02:42 they were my world.
02:43 So no matter any bad situations that I've gone through,
02:48 I still can't forget about them, even if I wanted to.
02:51 In the music video, you can see that I got cheated on.
02:54 And I wanted to just be honest with my fans.
02:56 I was like, yo, I'm just feeling sad.
02:58 I'm just feeling so unhappy.
03:02 And I was so sad.
03:03 And I just wanted to create this.
03:05 I just wanted to be real.
03:06 And then at the end of the video was a nod to me coming out as bisexual,
03:11 which was a huge thing for me, too.
03:13 And it wasn't a big thing that I wanted to make a big thing.
03:16 But I just wanted to--
03:17 if there was any guys out there or girls out there
03:19 that are struggling with their sexuality,
03:21 I wanted to be able to be like, yo, look,
03:23 it's normal to love who you want to love.
03:24 [MUSIC - LILI RAY, "I'M THE FIRST TO SAY THAT I'M NOT PERFECT"]
03:28 For it to go number one in Indonesia and Philippines
03:31 and all these incredible places that I've never even visited,
03:35 I was like, I don't know what to do.
03:37 I think I was just blown away and shocked that my words resonated
03:42 with people in the way that they did.
03:43 And I just want to be able to be a voice of my generation,
03:47 to be able to inspire and love on people through my songs
03:52 and make people feel something.
03:53 If anybody feels anything when they listen to my music,
03:57 I want them to feel like, whoa, this guy's
04:00 doing something special.
04:02 So get up every day, work out.
04:05 It gets better.
04:06 Be the best version of yourself and fall in love with yourself
04:09 because it gets better.
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