Inspirational messages, mediocre tune, “So what.”

Mary Lambert debuted her new song “Secrets,” and after listening to it three times all that can be remembered are the lines, “So what” in the chorus. And that is fitting. The lyrics and the message of the song are great, which makes it even more upsetting because the song had a lot of potential.

The song sends a strong message of being happy with who you are and comfortable with your insecurities. Lambert, who was a featured vocalist on Macklemore’s hit “Same Love,” goes on to share some of her own insecurities. With lyrics reading, “I’m overweight,” “I’ve got bipolar disorder,” and, “I’m passive-aggressive.” It’s great that she really puts herself in the song and tries to relate to the many people who worry about their own flaws.

However, Lambert’s inspirational message isn’t enough for this song to become number one on the pop charts.

Lambert’s sound is a mixture of Taylor Swift and Adele. Vocally, Lambert doesn’t come close to Adele but the openness of her lyrics are quite similar to Adele’s lyrics. The resemblance that Lambert and Swift share is their up beat, happy style in their songs. Plus Lambert’s “Secrets” video looks very similar to the one for Swift’s hit “We Are Never Getting Back Together.” In the videos both Swift and Lambert begin talking to someone about their problems: For Swift, it’s her boyfriend, and for Lambert, it is her insecurities. They both state they are over their issues and celebrate by having a party with everyone singing and dancing as confetti fills the air.

Swift gives off  more of a country-pop style, whereas Lambert’s sound is harder to define in the pop genre. Because of the similarities of Lambert and Swift’s videos, you can infer that Lambert is trying to follow in Swift’s footsteps. But Lambert goes astray in music production and lacks the overall entertainment value Swift gives.

Lambert’s song could also compare to Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” They both give a love yourself message with meaningful lyrics, but because of Trainor’s catchy beat and unique voice “All About That Bass” blows “Secrets” out of the water.

Overall Lambert’s positive and meaningful lyrics could get her far and help her accumulate a big fan base, but if she doesn’t come up with better beats, her music will constantly be upstaged by that of Swift, Adele and Trainor.