I got super annoyed this morning at a couple of people on social media, sparking this lyric. As I wrote it, I thought it would be a blasting-metal-guitar-type song, but that's not what came out when I picked up a guitar - I let the song take me where it wants to go!
I've still got construction vehicles 'beep-beeping' near my building every day, so did the guitars DIed into Podfarm, but added my TubeScreamer clone on the way in for the lead guitar part, The right side guitar was capoed on 2 to give a different feel.
Selfish copyright 2022 Michael J BIrch
In your tiny little mind
You’re the only who matters
Pretending to be kind
And ignoring your detractors
It’s all about your freedom
And your god-given rights
Anyone who disagrees is dumb
And you’re ready and willing to fight
You’re a selfish so-and-so
I can’t stand to see your face
Stay the F away from me
You come from a wretched place
You’re ignorant or stupid
I can’t decide which
Go back to where you came from
You selfish little bitch
You laugh at the sheeple
Ignoring five million deaths
Don’t care about other people
And laugh at their expense
You’re a selfish so-and-so
I can’t stand to see your face
Stay the F away from me
You come from a wretched place
You’re ignorant or stupid
I can’t decide which
Go back to where you came from
You selfish little bitch
Why don’t you crawl into a hole in the ground
Some place you’ll never be found
You don’t care about anyone else
Why should we care about you?
You’re a selfish so-and-so
I can’t stand to see your face
Stay the F away from me
You come from a wretched place
You’re ignorant or stupid
I can’t decide which
Go back to where you came from
You selfish little bitch
You selfish little bitch
@chrisshepard Mar 2022
I love the main guitar part and agree with the sentiment!!!
@williamjames Feb 2022
Great venting. The lyrics play with ignorance and superiority complex that is so common in social media. Sometimes you just need to let it out. Great rocker!
@oswlek Feb 2022
C'mon Mike, stop holding back. How do you *really* feel? LOL!
Fun rocker, I get the impression it was quite cathartic. :)
@scubed Feb 2022
Great job channeling your frustration into an angry/funny lyric! (If I’d been able to do that I might still be on Facebook. :-) ) I really like the music - it’s got such a great up-tempo rock vibe.
@panch Feb 2022
Brilliant, great arrangement and lyrics that are sung with real commitment.
"You laugh at the sheeple, Ignoring five million deaths" - spot on with that one mate, perfectly summing up the "I've read it on the internet and I know more than you" superiority mindset.
@caitlin Feb 2022
Oh man, I can so relate to these lyrics. These are all the thoughts I have on an almost daily basis. Songwriting is such a wonderful outlet to express such things! And I really like where the guitar led you on this - funny how things don’t always turn out how we initially intend.
@yewnorker Feb 2022
Lovely!
@dragondreams Feb 2022
Rock solid from get-go, this really shouts your message. I like fact that you went for powerful and upbeat instead of dark. It drives home your feelings. Nice one!
@chroes Feb 2022
Yes to these lyrics! This is the third very political and very contemporary song I stumbled upon today. Two of them were awesome. Yours is one of those two.