'You put me through hell': Kesha hits back at her former producer Dr Luke with a powerful video for her first single in four years
Kesha is back making music, releasing an emotionally charged video for her first single in four years, Praying.
The powerful ballad is about her allegedly abusive relationship with her former music producer, Dr Luke.
The video begins with the 30-year-old laying her raw emotions bear.
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![Making music again: Kesha has released an emotionally charged video for her first single in four years, Praying](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/421624CC00000578-4673668-image-a-67_1499395629927.jpg)
Making music again: Kesha has released an emotionally charged video for her first single in four years, Praying
'Am I dead? Or is this one of those dreams? Those horrible dreams that seem like they last forever? If I am alive, why?' she asks.
'God, give me a sign, or I have to give up. I can't do this anymore. Please just let me die. Being alive hurts too much.'
The stunning video sees the seemingly hopeless singer stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean.
Other shots show her dressed as an angel, playing a piano in an eclectic desert shack, praying in a derelict building and running through the vast openness with a flag.
![Dark: While it's colorful, it definitely takes on some dark themes. 'Well, you almost had me fooled / Told me that I was nothing without you,' she sings](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/4216257C00000578-4673668-image-a-68_1499395647647.jpg)
Dark: While it's colorful, it definitely takes on some dark themes. 'Well, you almost had me fooled / Told me that I was nothing without you,' she sings
![Hitting back: The powerful ballad is about her allegedly abusive relationship with her former music producer, Dr Luke](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/4216256900000578-4673668-image-a-69_1499395654778.jpg)
Hitting back: The powerful ballad is about her allegedly abusive relationship with her former music producer, Dr Luke
![Making her mark... Another shot shows the 30-year-old singer running through the vast openness with a flag](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/421626A400000578-4673668-image-a-70_1499395666775.jpg)
Making her mark... Another shot shows the 30-year-old singer running through the vast openness with a flag
And while it's colorful, it definitely takes on some dark themes.
'Well, you almost had me fooled / Told me that I was nothing without you / Oh, but after everything you've done / I can thank you for how strong I have become,' she sings.
''Cause you brought the flames and you put me through hell / I had to learn how to fight for myself'.
![Heaven sent: Other parts of the video show her dressed as an angel, playing a piano in an eclectic desert shack](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/4216239500000578-4673668-image-a-72_1499395729889.jpg)
Heaven sent: Other parts of the video show her dressed as an angel, playing a piano in an eclectic desert shack
![Waiting for a sign... The stunning video sees the seemingly hopeless singer stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/421623C600000578-4673668-image-a-71_1499395711346.jpg)
Waiting for a sign... The stunning video sees the seemingly hopeless singer stranded on a raft in the middle of the ocean
![Praying: 'I have channeled my feelings of severe hopelessness and depression, I've overcome obstacles, and I have found strength in myself even when it felt out of reach,' she wrote](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/4216248800000578-4673668-image-a-74_1499395744929.jpg)
Praying: 'I have channeled my feelings of severe hopelessness and depression, I've overcome obstacles, and I have found strength in myself even when it felt out of reach,' she wrote
In an essay penned for Lena Dunham's blog, Lenny, Kesha spoke about the emotion behind her latest single.
'I have channeled my feelings of severe hopelessness and depression, I've overcome obstacles, and I have found strength in myself even when it felt out of reach,' she wrote.
'I've found what I had thought was an unobtainable place of peace. This song is about coming to feel empathy for someone else even if they hurt you or scare you.'
'It's a song about learning to be proud of the person you are even during low moments when you feel alone. It's also about hoping everyone, even someone who hurt you, can heal.'
![Rise above: 'It's a song about learning to be proud of the person you are even during low moments when you feel alone,' she said of her new single](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/03/4216238200000578-4673668-image-a-75_1499395772630.jpg)
Rise above: 'It's a song about learning to be proud of the person you are even during low moments when you feel alone,' she said of her new single
![Making a comeback... 'Once you realize that you will in fact be OK, you want to spread love and healing... Don't let anyone steal your happiness!'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/07/04/4216115C00000578-4673668-image-m-78_1499396528081.jpg)
Making a comeback... 'Once you realize that you will in fact be OK, you want to spread love and healing... Don't let anyone steal your happiness!'
And after enduring a period where she 'didn't want to get out of bed', Kesha says her latest single is about finding hope when everything feels hopeless.
'Praying was written about that moment when the sun starts peeking through the darkest storm clouds, creating the most beautiful rainbow,' she explained.
'Once you realize that you will in fact be OK, you want to spread love and healing... Don't let anyone steal your happiness!'
Her forthcoming album, Rainbow, will be released on August 11.
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