Last One to Listen
Silent Ego: Unmasking Selfish Silence
Lyrics
Another day for us to hear you speak.
Expressing anticipation for someone to share their thoughts.
Are you oblivious that you look weak.
Pointing out unawareness of appearing vulnerable.
You only care when it benefits you.
Highlighting self-centeredness, only caring when it benefits.
Fades all your colors that you claim are true.
Questioning the authenticity of claimed values, suggesting hypocrisy.
It's always the same, always the same.
Emphasizing repetitiveness in behavior.
First one to speak, but the last one to listen.
First to speak but reluctant to listen, showcasing a lack of receptivity.
Can you close your mouth and absorb what you're missing?
Encouraging the person to be silent and comprehend what they're missing.
For one second can you understand it's not just you
Requesting empathy, acknowledging that others also face challenges.
Who's under the gun, no you're not the only one.
Asserting that the person is not the sole target or victim.
And when will you realize
Questioning when the individual will recognize the consequences of selfishness.
This selfish way of life will capsize
Suggesting that a self-centered lifestyle will lead to failure.
All the shit that you think you believe in,
Criticizing the inconsistency between professed beliefs and actions.
And you'll die on this hill you chose to dig your feet in.
Predicting the person's downfall due to their stubbornness.
Now you're upset that you've been called out.
Addressing the person's discomfort after being called out.
Your voice is shrinking and it's not so loud now.
Noting a decrease in the person's influence and vocal presence.
Distort and distract with illusions of sympathy.
Accusing the person of deflecting and misleading with fake sympathy.
Your final silence is all you should give to me.
Suggesting that the person should remain silent as their response.
How are we breathing?
Pondering on the collective well-being, questioning how everyone is coping.
Our hearts still beating?
Raising the question of whether hearts are still beating amidst self-centeredness.
All this time we've only care for ourselves.
Highlighting a history of selfishness, neglecting others for a long time.
I don't know why you insist on standing so high
Expressing confusion about the person's need to assert superiority.
On a soapbox that's so fragile in your own mind
Criticizing the fragility of the person's platform and their distorted perception.
And it's built for all the wrong fucking reasons
Condemning the person's motivations for being in the spotlight.
Spotlighting yourself the only thing you expertise in.
Mocking the person's expertise in self-promotion.
So go on, and take your pat on the back
Sarcastically suggesting the person receives undeserved praise.
And I hope that it provides the attention you lack.
Wishing that the attention received fulfills the person's need for validation.
Bask in the glory of a synthetic worry
Encouraging the person to revel in superficial concerns.
While the severity of this remains to be blurry.
Highlighting the ambiguity and lack of clarity in the situation.
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