Blunt embarked on his solo career in 2011, releasing a set of albums as well as several EPs and singles. His full-length studio albums, The Narcissist II (2012), The Redeemer (2013), and Black Metal (2014), received attention and praise from various music publications.
Blunt has also hosted conceptual art exhibitions in the past, an example of this is a minimalist exhibition displaying a building site hoarding wall accompanied by a crowd dispersal alarm.[citation needed].
Blunt is also known for his playfulness and obfuscation. In 2015, he sent his bodyguard to accept his Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME awards. In 2016, he listed a toy Foxtons estate agents Mini Cooper filled with marijuana on eBay. At a New York concert, in March 2016, media guests were asked to check in under aliases that they had received with their ticket confirmations.
The Narcissist
Dean Blunt Lyrics
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Moving to the front, a getaway
Yes I know you're trying on me
Takes a lot of lies for you to make
Step into the side or come my way
Cause I know you're trying on me
Do you recognize me girl?
Don't recognize me girl
I wanna fold you
Don't come around my way,
I wanna fold you
So come closer girl, yeah, oh
Just come
Takes a lot of guts for you to come
Moving to the front, a getaway
Yes I know you're trying on me
Takes a lot of lies for you to make
Step into the side or come my way
Cause I know you're trying on me
Cause I know you're trying on me.
The lyrics of Dean Blunt's song, The Narcissist II, speak to the theme of romantic obsession, which is intensified by the singer's paranoid and jealous thoughts. The first verse suggests that for someone to approach the singer or try to get close to them, it takes a lot of courage ("Takes a lot of guts for you to come") and deceit ("Takes a lot of lies for you to make"). It appears that the singer is suspicious of the intentions of the person approaching them, believing that they are trying to use or manipulate them in some way. Despite this, the singer seems to enjoy the attention ("Cause I know you're trying on me").
The chorus is somewhat contradictory, as the singer asks the person approaching them if they recognize him, but also states that they don't want them around. The line "I wanna fold you" could be interpreted as the singer wanting to be close to the person, but it's unclear if this desire is genuine or a result of their obsessive thoughts.
Overall, the lyrics of The Narcissist II suggest a complicated and potentially unhealthy relationship dynamic, with the singer struggling to trust and connect with the person pursuing them.
Line by Line Meaning
Takes a lot of guts for you to come
It requires immense courage for the subject to approach the singer
Moving to the front, a getaway
Trying to escape from something by coming to the forefront
Yes I know you're trying on me
The singer is aware of the subject's attempt to manipulate or deceive them
Takes a lot of lies for you to make
The subject resorts to telling numerous lies to get what they want
Step into the side or come my way
The subject is faced with two choices to either move away or approach the artist
Cause I know you're trying on me
The singer reiterates their awareness of the subject's manipulative behavior
Do you recognize me girl?
The singer questions if the subject truly knows who they are
I phone you every night girl
The artist regularly calls the subject
Don't recognize me girl
The artist is surprised that the subject does not seem to know who they are
I wanna fold you
The artist desires to embrace or hold the subject
Don't come around my way
The singer does not want the subject to approach them
So come closer girl, yeah, oh
The artist invites the subject to come closer despite their reservations
Just come
The singer urges the subject to approach them
Writer(s): Roy Nnawuchi
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