I first saw sam Smith live in 2018 at MSG in NYC. Hearing “Like I can” live altered my understanding of the song. It went from being a song that I first heard as “please notice me, I love you,” to a fiery anthem that confidently shouted, “I am whole and everything you need, and it’s up to you to see that.” I saw that concert with a now ex-boyfriend. I saw sam Smith again in 2023 with my sister-in-law and hearing that song again made me revisit that feeling of confidence and knowing yoUR WORTH