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Selfish

TRACK

Selfish

Release date: 11th June 2018

From Softboy

Track 1

4:47

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About This Track

‘Selfish’ by Medium Build is a 2018 pop track from the album ‘Softboy’. The lyrics weigh self-image and social judgement, with the narrator pushing back on accusations of selfishness while recounting a period of performing selflessness that seems to have delivered little reward. Over lines such as “All my friends say that I’m selfish”, the tone feels defensive and rueful, turning questions back on the speaker’s circle and framing character as something contested rather than fixed.

"Selfish" is a track by Medium Build, from the album Softboy, released 11th June 2018. The track is 4:47 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Medium Build

Medium Build

Lyrics

Selfish

All my friends say that I'm selfish
Who's to say that they're wrong?
I spent a good time being selfless
Look at all the good it's done
I had a tongue that wouldn't speak
And a spine that wouldn't stand
All that I learned from being selfless
Who'd wish that on a man?

All my friends they say I'm changing
From the man I once was
Hell, I can barely remember that boy
A midnight lamp, a burning fuzz

All my friends say I'm hasty
With woebegone apologies
I always took a certain pleasure
In meeting everybody's needs

But I learned myself in solitude
I straightened up
When the veil tore in two
Chubby and thin-skinned
But god, how I grew
Oh god, how I grew

All my friends say I'm crazy
All the crazies call me friend
All of the liars beg my pardon
All of the beggars let me in

None of my friends know my secrets
And it's safer that way
I guess I'm writing myself blank checks
For when I choose to run away

And I learned myself in solitude
I straightened up
When the veil tore in two
Chubby and thin-skinned
But god, how I grew
Oh god, how I grew

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Track details

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4:472018

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1

Release year

2018

1Selfish
4:47
2Somebody Else
3:38
3Fatbrokeloser
4:54
4Downtown Theatre
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