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How do you look at yourself in the mirror? If you're like a lot of people, it's probably not as kindly as you should.

lyrics

It’s a paper thin excuse
That says I warrant the abuse from you
I warrant the abuse from you
I warrant the abuse from you

I don’t know what I did to make you
Say all of those hateful things
Say all of those hateful things,
Say all of those hateful things
(WAIT)

Why don’t I look at me
Why don't you look at you
The way you look at me
The way I look at you

I think I was a kid when I first
Compared myself to magazines
Compared myself to magazines
Compared myself to magazines

Even way back then I knew
The one thing everybody needs
The one thing everybody needs
The one thing everybody needs
Is love - is love

Why don’t I look at me
Why don't you look at you
The way you look at me
The way I look at you
Why don’t I look at me
Why don't you look at you
The way you look at me
The way I look at you

We are so unkind
We are so unkind
We are so unkind
We are so unkind to ourselves
We are so unkind
We are so unkind
We are so unkind
We are so unkind to ourselves

Even way back then I knew
The one thing everybody needs
The one thing everybody needs
The one thing everybody needs
Is love, love, love, love
sometimes when you’re young
What you believe is love is wrong

Why don’t I look at me
Why don't you look at you
The way you look at me
The way I look at you
Why don’t I look at me
Why don't you look at you
The way you look at me
The way I look at you, whoah

credits

released January 26, 2024
Scarlet: vocals, songwriting
Jessica: vocals, ukelele
Geoff: guitars, production
Jeremy: bass
Marko: drums

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Merlot Embargo Los Angeles, California

Merlot Embargo is a collective of human beings from Los Angeles who use guitars, voices, glockenspiels, fiddles, drum kits, horns, pianos, and bits of junk to create anthems for 21st century ailments. Though Merlot Embargo exists in a modern age of tweets, synth pop and Keurig coffee machines, they seek to create music that is both classic and current. ... more

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