Selfish Man
estef Lyrics

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You thought that I couldn′t see you
Putting your moves on some other girl
Well baby that's a sight that I recognize
That′s led to my demise
Maybe once or twice

But I promised myself
I'd keep myself safe

Let someone else fall for you, make the mistake

Oh, now I bet I never thought I'd give a damn
This is surely a peculiar circumstance
I knew what we were doing
Never had this but I have
And by the looks of it
I′ve fallen for a selfish man, oh
A selfish man, oh
By the looks of it
I′ve fallen for a selfish man

I didn't see this one come in
No, I′ve never been one to get emotional
Well, I'm trying hard to hide it
But I can′t deny it
I am terrified
I think I'll need to step outside

And I promised myself
I′d keep myself safe
Let someone else fall for you, make the mistake

Oh, now I bet I never thought I'd give a damn
This is surely a peculiar circumstance
I knew what we were doing
Never had this but I have
And by the looks of it
I've fallen for a selfish man, oh
A selfish man, oh
By the looks of it
I′ve fallen for a selfish man, oh

I never thought that it′d be me
Giving in to someone like you, oh
I never thought that it'd be me
Giving in to someone like you

Oh, now I bet I never thought I′d give a damn
This is surely a peculiar circumstance
I knew what we were doing
Never had this but I have
And by the looks of it
I've fallen for a selfish man, oh
A selfish man, oh

By the looks of it
I′ve fallen for a selfish man, oh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Estef's "Selfish Man" talk about falling for someone who appears to be selfish and not worth it. The singer begins by acknowledging seeing the person making moves on another girl, which seems familiar to her and led to her previous downfalls. She had promised herself to keep away from such people who will cause her harm. However, she finds herself falling for the selfish man, which she never thought could happen. The situation is peculiar, and she sees herself getting emotionally attached, which scares her. She tries to hide her feelings, but she can't ignore them.

The chorus highlights her newfound feeling as she never thought she would give in to the selfish man. She also expresses her fear of falling for someone like the selfish man. In the end, the singer realizes that she has fallen for the selfish man and accepts that fact.

Line by Line Meaning

You thought that I couldn′t see you Putting your moves on some other girl Well baby that's a sight that I recognize That′s led to my demise Maybe once or twice
The person thought I couldn't see them flirting with someone else, but I know what that means - it's happened before and has caused problems in the past.

But I promised myself I'd keep myself safe Let someone else fall for you, make the mistake
I have made a promise to myself to not fall for you or put myself in harm's way. Someone else can deal with the consequences of falling for someone like you.

Oh, now I bet I never thought I'd give a damn This is surely a peculiar circumstance I knew what we were doing Never had this but I have And by the looks of it I′ve fallen for a selfish man, oh A selfish man, oh By the looks of it I′ve fallen for a selfish man
I never thought I would care about you or what was happening between us, but this situation is strange. I knew what we were doing, but I've never felt this way before. And now, it seems that I have fallen for someone who is only concerned about themselves.

I didn't see this one come in No, I′ve never been one to get emotional Well, I'm trying hard to hide it But I can′t deny it I am terrified I think I'll need to step outside
I was not expecting to have feelings for you or be emotionally invested in this situation. I am trying to keep my emotions in check, but I can't deny that I am scared. I might need to take a break and step outside to calm down.

And I promised myself I′d keep myself safe Let someone else fall for you, make the mistake
Once again, I am reminding myself that I made a promise to not put myself in harm's way and leave it up to someone else to deal with the consequences of loving a selfish person like you.

I never thought that it′d be me Giving in to someone like you, oh I never thought that it'd be me Giving in to someone like you
I never thought I would be the person to fall for someone like you, but here I am, giving in to my emotions and feelings.

Oh, now I bet I never thought I′d give a damn This is surely a peculiar circumstance I knew what we were doing Never had this but I have And by the looks of it I've fallen for a selfish man, oh A selfish man, oh By the looks of it I′ve fallen for a selfish man, oh
Once again, I am acknowledging that I never expected to care about you or be in this situation. But now it's clear that I have feelings for someone who is only concerned about themselves.

Writer(s): Estefania Freire, Kyle Buckley

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