Self lyrics by Steven Wilson from his latest album titled The Future Bites. Steven Wilson has written the lyrics of “Self” song.
Song: Self
Artist: Steven Wilson
Lyricist: Steven Wilson
Album: The Future Bites
Release Date: January 29, 2021
Self lyrics
[Intro]
Self
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
Self
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
Ha, ah-ah-ah
[Verse 1]
Self-help and self-aware
Self-made millionaire
Turn it up and tone it down
Entertain like a f****ng clown
Self-image and self-belief
Selfish acts between the sheets
Self has no sense of tact
Self is too self-detached
[Chorus]
We are self, the self that loves itself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
We are self, I only see myself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
Ha, ah-ah-ah
[Verse 2]
Self-absorbed and self-obsessed
If not me then someone else
Self sees a billion stars
But still can only self-regard
[Chorus]
We are self, the self that loves itself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
We are self, I only see myself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
Ha, ah-ah-ah
(Hah)
(I am the universe)
[Chorus]
We are self, the self that loves itself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
We are self, I only see myself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
Ha, ah-ah-ah
We are self, the self that loves itself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
We are self, I only see myself now
To do-do-do-do
To do-do-do-do
Ha, ah-ah-ah
MUSIC VIDEO
Steven Wilson – SELF (Official Video)
Album: The Future Bites
Steven Wilson
Frequently Ask Question
What is SELF is about?
“SELF is about our new age of narcissism and self-obsession, one in which a human race that used to look out with curiosity at the world and the stars now spends much of its time gazing at a little screen to see themselves reflected back in the mirror of social media. In that sense everyone now can take part in the notion of celebrity, and has the potential to share their life with an invisible mass of people they will never meet. The video takes things further by exploring the idea that anyone can now project a version or “self” that has no bearing on reality, and by using only well known faces the deception is made transparent.” – Steven Wilson
“In our early discussions about the Self video, we were talking about the concept of identity in the digital age, how your face is not only your key to a lot of the media you consume, it represents who you are – or who you pretend to be in your online personas. One of the most intriguing new developments in recent years have been the ability to create deepfakes, where a computer runs a machine learning algorithm to predict what one face would look like in another’s pose. Anyone with the right tools and ability can now turn themselves into anyone else, so what does that mean for identity?” – Miles Skarin, Director
What is a man of the people?
“MAN OF THE PEOPLE is about the person who stands behind the disgraced politician, the religious leader that’s been caught in a sex scandal. The wife, the girlfriend, the husband, the partner, whoever is the family, the children—the people that stand behind these figures that are disgraceful. The collateral damage. I pity these people sometimes.”- Steven Wilson
