https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRwxAPJv =========================== 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. =========================== [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