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Drake Bell Reveals That 2005 Song From Debut Album Chronicled Sexual Abuse
Drake Bell has revealed that the 2005 song 'In the End' from his debut album chronicled the sexual abuse he had suffered as a child actor.
“Wake up/ The monsters in your head have left you/ All to yourself, it’s alright/ If ugly little things remind you of how it felt,” he sings, adding, “Another day, no one tells you what it means/ What’s in your way and poisonin’ your dreams/ The darkest place that you’ve ever been.” “Now that Drake Bell has disclosed his identity as the plaintiff in the 2004 case, we are dismayed and saddened to learn of the trauma he has endured, and we commend and support the strength required to come forward,” Nickelodeon said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter prior to the series’ debut earlier this month. The video for the album’s power pop first single, “ I Kind of Relate,” features scenes that directly allude to the abuse some other difficult chapters in the singer/actor’s personal life.
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