#the simplest words by the narcissist cookbook

[sandyygast]

this body is built on the ruins of all of the people i have ever been /

wise men build their houses on rocks /

while the rest of us settle for skeletons

[salthien]

i'm not fuckin' blind, man i know what i'm doing

[smallyellowbutterfly]

The feminine urge to build this body on all the people i have ever been

[spacedoutalpaca]

the Simplest Words by the narcissist cookbook is so great actually. like, i can go on about it for a while but lately the phrase "this body is built on the ruins of all the people i have ever been" is STUCK in my head and resonates so well. it's this acknowledgement of carrying your life with you but also leaving it behind. idk idk i just think about it a lot and it's late now and so it's on my mind more but i can't succinctly summarize my thoughts about how great it is

maybe i'll come back to it later

[neodafloof555]

The simplest tasks (cleaning day)

Lets take a moment to appreciate what day it is

That day of week is here again

Unless the week is quite eventful or it is spring 

In which case we are spring cleanin

I'm pretty sure that all of these are things i need to do

but i don't want to when procrastination on the move 

Its just a build up list of all my chores and little jobs

By noon i should have nothing more

Than just mopping up the living room floor

No longer cleaning out the cabinet shelves 

Just the pantry and some dishes and flasks

I had some things upon my list but i am crossing out the simplest tasks

Dont need a break just clean

Dont ne- (do you need a minute?)

Dont need a break just clean and scrub until the bathroom shines

And maybe we can shine as well

I need a shower

I need a shower 

I am more aware of the dirt in my house than anywhere else

And yeah

I am so busy when it does come up, this cleaning day

But it never leaves my mind 

Cause the list of chores are building up every day

it grows until there's so much more 

Than just mopping up the living room floor

No longer cleaning out the cabinet shelves 

Just the pantry and some dishes and flasks

I had some things upon my list but i

I am not sure where i should start

The laundry, dishes, pantry, shelf, or garage 

As far as im aware, its gonna fill my day

Gonna fill my day

I think its all i'm gonna do today, alright

This dryer is filled with the laundry of

All the pieces i have ever washed

Wise men clean on days no one else is 

While the rest of us settle for what we got 

This dryer is filled with the laundry of

All the pieces i have ever washed

Wise men clean on days no one else is 

While the rest of us settle for what we got 

Oh, This dryer is filled with the laundry of

All the pieces i have ever washed

Wise men clean on days no one else is 

(While the rest of us settle for what we got)

The rest of us settle for what we got

[scootyfrooty]

This body is built on the ruins of

All the people I have ever been

Wise men build their houses on rocks

While the rest of us settle for skeletons

the Simplest Words - Narcissist Cookbook

portrait for Ghally 💛

[somewhat-very-insane]

[betterlovers]

[adventures-of-a-lost-boi]

This fucking sickness is disintegrating all of me

And soon I will be nothing more

[notahorseindisguise]

this body is LITERALLY built on the ruins of all the people i have ever been.... wise men literally build their houses on rocks while the rest of us settle for skeletons.....

soon i will be nothing more THAN A PUDDLE ON THE LIVING ROOM FLOOR.... NO LONGER CAPABLE OF RATIONAL THOUGHT, JUST A STOMACH AND A JUMBLE OF NERVES....

i had something to say, but ive forgotten how to say The Simplest Words

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Practically Imperfect • the Pattern • GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE • the Simplest Words • Joy! Joy! JooOY! • FUNGUS • i think i'm going to leave my phone at home tonight • vs The Heat Death Of The Universe! • Functional Poetry • Dragon • STOPPING A GARDEN HOSE WITH YOUR THUMB • Eaten Alive By Wolves

Spotify ♪ Bandcamp ♪ YouTube

[still-july]

storytime!

i got soundmap recently (thanks to my lovely mutual @srosehh) and it's been super fun collecting songs. and there are these artist quests, where if you complete them you get a random song from that artist's discography. and i collect enough songs that fit the criteria to get a random The Narcissist Cookbook song. and i'm sitting there so excited because i want to get one of my favorite songs, songs that are deep and have made me cry and feel things. maybe I'll get NOT ENTIRELY ALONE or Functional Poetry or the Simplest Words! and i open the lootbox. and this is the song that i get:

thanks so much soundmap

[salthien]

The Simplest Words - The Narcissist Cookbook @ the Nectar Lounge, Seattle, 6/16/24

Decided I should probably put this on YouTube as well. I didn't get the whole thing, but got most of it, including the bonus interlude that I will not name so that it surprises you ✨️

[esoteric-aesthetic-lyrics]

the Simplest Words - The Narcissist Cookbook

[cartilage-and-bones]

"It's not easy to tell what I want from what I need

This fuckin' sickness is disintegrating all of me

And soon I will be nothing more

Than a puddle on the living room floor

No longer capable of rational thought

Just a stomach and a jumble of nerves"

- the Simplest Words (The Narcissist Cookbook)

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