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I had a funny realization while thinking about all the dates that never went anywhere. There was always a reason... too cold, too distant, too rude, too slow to reply. Then I met someone who annoyed me in exactly the same ways I annoy myself, and somehow... that's the one I couldn't stop thinking about. It gave me the idea for this song. We usually hear the word narcissistic as something purely negative. But what if, sometimes, it simply means falling in love with someone who mirrors your own mind, your flaws, your humor and the way you see the world? Maybe that's its own kind of narcissism... and maybe that's exactly what this song is about.
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#VERSE
He had the smile, the eyes, the charm
The kind my friends said I should want
He laughed at all the right TV shows
Still every date felt over before it began
He opened doors
Remembered names
Never forgot my coffee order
I kept waiting for the moment...
It never came
#PRE-CHORUS
I don't need fireworks every night
Just somebody who rewires mine
I don't care if perfect exists
I just wanna feel... something shift
#CHORUS
Everybody looked right on paper
Everybody sounded good out loud
Everybody almost made it...
Almost.
Nobody does it quite like me
Maybe that's my tragedy
Looking for myself in everybody...
Narcissistic.
#VERSE
One was clever
One was kind
One had confidence money can't buy
One talked down to waiting staff
One collected people like receipts
One took three days to answer
Like my name could stand in line
Funny how
The smallest moments
Always write
The biggest endings
#PRE-CHORUS
Maybe I expect too much
Maybe that's what people say
Still I'd rather miss a hundred chances
Than spend a lifetime looking away
#CHORUS
Everybody looked right on paper
Everybody sounded good out loud
Everybody almost made it...
Almost.
Nobody does it quite like me
Maybe that's my tragedy
Looking for myself in everybody...
Narcissistic.
#VERSE
Then he showed up...
Late.
Already disagreeing with me.
He interrupts.
He overthinks.
He always has another question.
He's not even my usual type.
But he texts back.
He remembers everything.
He makes me feel...
Expected.
And somehow...
That scares me more.
#BRIDGE
Then I saw it.
I wasn't rejecting people.
I was rejecting auditions.
Everyone kept trying
To become
The man I wanted.
He never did.
He just walked in...
And somehow
He already knew the script.
Maybe that's why
He stayed.
#CHORUS
Everybody looked right on paper
Everybody sounded good out loud
Everybody almost made it...
Almost.
Nobody does it quite like me
Maybe that's my tragedy
Looking for myself in everybody...
Narcissistic.more