Morning mirror, practiced smile I rehearse my day awhile Wonder who I'll impress next While my phone lights up with texts From someone who needs my ear But I'm too wrapped in my fear Donated clothes I didn't want Humble post to flaunt Five-star rating for my soul Validation takes its toll Good deeds done for likes and shares Caring most when someone stares We are all selfish (Somewhere between a little and completely) We are all selfish (Giving with one hand, taking with both secretly) We are all selfish (Somewhere between a whisper and a scream) The question isn't if, but how much and when We'll finally come clean I say I'm here if you need me But pray you won't take me up on it I'll listen to your problems If you'll listen twice to mine Call it fair, call it even When the scales tip every time Nature versus nurture made us Survivors at our core Breathe in deeper than your neighbor When the oxygen is poor Self-interest keeps the heart beating But too much makes it sore We are all selfish (Somewhere between a little and completely) We are all selfish (Giving with one hand, taking with both secretly) We are all selfish (Somewhere between a whisper and a scream) The question isn't if, but how much and when We'll finally come clean Maybe selfish isn't binary It's a spectrum that we ride Some days we're saints with dirty hands Some days devils justified And in between those extremes Is where most of us reside Not monsters, not heroes Just humans trying to survive One step forward for mankind Two steps back to save my skin Noble thoughts inside my head Selfish actions win again "After you," I gesture grand While plotting what I'll gain I want to break this pattern Want to give without a thought Want to love without conditions Like I know that I am not The center of the universe Though in my mind I am Somewhere between completely And a little bit... selfish We are all selfish (Somewhere between a little and completely) We are all selfish (Giving with one hand, taking with both secretly) We are all selfish (Somewhere between a whisper and a scream) The question isn't if, but how much and when We'll finally come clean
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