Selfish — Justin Timberlake Lyrics
Album: New Songs
Collaborate and Listen: "Selfish" by Justin Timberlake dropped on January 25, 2024, his first in six years after the release of his sixth studio album titled "Everything I Thought It Was."
Themes and Emotions
An instance in the song is when Timberlake reveals that he hates the way his partner likes to argue, yet he cannot help it. This is a sort of open confession of selfishness arising from true love and fear of loss. Timberlake admits that all the inner turmoil such feelings create and how they affect his mental health, though he likes this powerful, possessive kind of love for its beauty and purity.
Realization of Production
He revealed it was inspired by the vulnerability in the theme of Donny Hathaway's "Jealous Guy." Timberlake is revealed to have been very vulnerable with his inner feelings and had tried to push the bar about norms of male expression of emotion to bring authenticity and vulnerability in his music.
Human Impacts
The song "Selfish" was also later received passively. Critics alluded to its similarity with other pop songs which highlighted the themes of jealousy and possessiveness. They have said how it was simple but then confusing altogether on an emotional level. As many of the critics said, music ignited the confrontation of the adoration of love and jealousy through music to the general universality of today, though personally felt. Human Studies Despite the mixed critical reception, "Selfish" also scored decently in the charts as well, due to the overall influence of Timberlake on the world of music. Transcending into the charts of different countries, the song scored commercial success and shared great anticipation for Timberlake's musical comeback.
Selfish by Justin Timberlake
If they saw what I saw
They would fall the way I fell
But they don't know what you want
And baby, I would never tell
If they knew what I know
They would never let you go
So guess what?
I ain't never lettin' you go
'Cause your lips were made for mine
And my heart would go flatline
If it wasn't beatin' for you all the time
So if I get jealous, I can't help it
I want every bit of you, I guess I'm selfish
It's bad for my mental, but I can't fight it, when
You're out lookin' like you do, but you can't hide it, no
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
Glad your mama made you
Makin' me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
You must be an angel
Every timethe phone rings
I hope that it's you on the other side
I wanna tell you everything ('Thing)
Everything that's on my mind
And I don't want any other guys
Takin' my place, girl, I got too much pride
I know I may be wrong
But I don't wanna be right
'Cause your lips were made for mine
And my heart could go flatline
If it wasn't beatin' for you all the time, uh
So if I get jealous, I can't help it
I want every bit of you, I guess I'm selfish
It's bad for my mental, but I can't fight it, when
You're out lookin' like you do, but you can't hide it, no
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
Glad your mama made you
Makin' me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
You must be an angel
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
Glad your mama made you
Makin' me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
You must be an angel
Owner of my heart
Tattooed your mark
There for the whole world to see
You're the owner of my heart
And all my scars
Baby, you got such a hold on me, so
So if I get jealous, I can't help it
I want every bit of you, I guess I'm selfish (I guess I'm selfish)
It's bad for my mental, but I can't fight it, when
You're out lookin' like you do, but you can't hide it, no
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
Glad your mama made you (Glad your mama made you)
Makin' me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
You must be an angel (You must be an angel)
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
Glad your mama made you (Glad your mama made you)
Makin' me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
You must be an angel
Jealous, but I can't help it
I want every bit of you, I guess I'm selfish
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