Against that backdrop, Carmen Rose Davidson’s new track “Make Sure” feels especially pointed.
The song isn’t a manifesto or a political statement. It’s quieter and more personal than that—a direct, tender message from one woman to another. Carmen wrote it after finding out a former lover had been lying to her. Heartbroken, with Dolly Parton playing in the background, the words came out with the tears.
The song draws on that specific betrayal, but also on earlier relationships where she experienced mistreatment. You can hear that lived experience in the performance.
Watching the women in Theroux’s documentary, the look behind their eyes as they tried to navigate relationships with men who openly dismissed their worth, pushed Carmen to speak to them. Not from a place of judgment, but from recognition.
“Sometimes we all need reminding of our worth,” she says. “This song is for every woman who has ever forgotten hers—including me.”
Musically, “Make Sure” occupies its own corner: the raw, soulful intensity of Beth Hart and Joss Stone meets classic Motown Aretha Franklin, all wrapped in the moody, cinematic atmosphere of Lana Del Rey. Carmen’s voice carries both the vulnerability and the conviction the song needs.
The lyrics land simply and clearly, urging women to know their value before handing their heart over, with lines like “worth more than rubies and more precious than diamond rings.”
