Miley Cyrus Proves Social Savvy

Miley Cyrus is showing once again her support of causes near and dear to her heart with the release of her latest single, "Inspired."

“In celebration of #pride and the desperate cry for more love in this world #Inspired is OUT NOW!" she posted via Instagram this past weekend, and the lyrics are enough to show audiences just how passionately Cyrus feels about Pride, the LGBTQ community, and the lack of acceptance that some people receive.

"How can we escape all the fear and all the hate?" she wonders. "Is anyone watching us down here?"

Certainly, lyrics such as these seem a far cry from the hip hop stylings of a few years ago, when fans and those new to her music would wonder if she'd ever put her tongue back in her mouth in pictures. However, if there's any one singer who's recently been known for the fine art of reinventing themselves, it would be Miley Cyrus; for years she was the face of Disney's Hannah Montana, with the requisite clean cut good looks and charm, until the early part of 2011. When the show ended, Cyrus had the chance to also transform herself and leave that image behind, which she certainly did with the release of Bangerz and subsequent albums.

Now, though, a far different Miley Cyrus has emerged over recent months, and it's a far cry from the "dirty hip hop" image that Cyrus had generated for herself over the last few years. With songs like "Malibu" and now, "Inspire," we can once again see the depth with which Cyrus seemed to have previously ignored with her image change.

"Death is life, it's not a curse/Reminds us of time and what it's worth/To make the most out of it while we're here," she writes in "Inspire," and it seems very much to be a call to action. Fans of the pop songstress might be pleasantly surprised by this apparent change to a more bluesy or folksy sound as evidenced by her first release, "Malibu."

Cyrus seems to be moving to a more stripped down sound, and this definitely fits with the themes of "Inspired" and "Malibu" before it. While comparisons have been made to Cyrus' power ballad "The Climb" from 2008, "Inspired" seems like a cleaner sort of ballad, without the power chords that so dominated "The Climb."

"Inspired" bowed at the One Love Manchester concert, which occurred June 4 and raised some $2.6 million in support of the families impacted by the bombing at the Ariana Grande concert May 22. It was yet another example of Miley Cyrus increasing her social justice impact, and another lyric from "Inspired" seemed to suggest greater things following the devastation that had occurred only a few weeks ago.

"There's a lock upon the door, but we hold the key to change," Cyrus says in "Inspired," and it's certainly a hopeful message to hang on to given the tragedies that seem to continue rocking our social sphere.

As far as the LGBTQ community is concerned, "Inspired" does have an important message to share, as its messages about self-love and self-acceptance resonate for a wide audience. While Cyrus pitched the song on social media as one that was in honor of Pride, in reality, it can be connected to almost any social justice issue, and that is perhaps part of the beauty involved with it. Kudos to Cyrus for returning to more potent lyrics and powerful messages, where her strengths clearly lie.