#the simplest words by the narcissist cookbook

[cannibalisticcorpse]

edwin lineart & blood by @voiidvagabond

i did the colors and the reference under the cut was sent to us by @handwrittenhello

"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, narcissists 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

[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]

[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

[esoteric-aesthetic-lyrics]

the Simplest Words - The Narcissist Cookbook

[narcissistcookbook]

Hi Narcissist Cookbook?

I wanna post a shitpost about bad brain days where music gets stuck in your head and drives you crazy and wanted to use a sample from The Simplest Words for it?

May I use your music for my silly internet shenanigans?

100% okay if the answer is no! This is your art and even if it's a parody I'd feel crappy sharing something like this in an ecosystem where it's not impossible you wouldn't stumble on it.

With apologies.

I insist you do whatever you want at all times until the police catch you

[writersstareoutwindows]

tagged by @haleandwellmet!

last song: Play Your Part from Whisper House (musical about a boy and his aunt in a haunted lighthouse)

fav color: pink

last book: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson which is gonna be a part of my heart for a long long time to come.

last movie: Wicked Part I

last tv show: recently started The Good Place at last

sweet/spicy/savory: sweet

relationship status: making art

last thing i searched: Absinthe. I know I'd hate it but it's so pretty and I love the ritual it takes to prepare.

current obsession: Always Skyrim, so to be specific, the current fascination is developing NPC Constance Michel into an actual character.

looking forward to: Oxventure Deadlands season 2

fav drink: Bard's Ballad chocolate raspberry tea from Bees & Teas

song playing 24/7: The Simplest Words by The Narcissist Cookbook. The trans vibes of “this body is built on the ruins of all the people I have ever been.”

current fav character: my Oxventure ocs Lucas and Bea

fun activity you would like to get into: digital art

last video game: Snufkin Melody of Moominvalley I love you SO much. It's beautiful and in love with the source material while managing to avoid the purely gentle, cottagecore version of Moomins you get online. It remembers that Snufkin can be a bit of a bitch. And there’s an expansion coming soon!!

last comic/graphic novel: Technically TAZ: Eleventh Hour, but before that I adored Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas.

tagging @snizx @pinkcowqueen @within-infant-rind if you like!

[obeetlebeetle]

at the narcissist cookbook concert and they covered a verse of accidentally in love during the middle of this song which actually a little bit broke me in half

[blitzwhore]

Okay I have some song recs for the stolitz playlist.

The Simplest Words - The Narcissist Cookbook (feels very Blitz perspective of the self hating)

Howl - The Family Crest (This song feels very horny and top energy. The definition of I'm going to make you fall for me. Side note it also feels super omega verse, lol)

So Alright, Cool, Whatever - The Happy Fits (This is aggressive yearning. Oh my lord I could see it from Stolas or Blitz perspective)

Rises the Moon - Momoru (Lovely male cover of this song. For some reason I imagine it as a sad Blitz cover. Like almost this was a lullaby that Tilla would sing to him.)

Functional Poetry - The Narcissist Cookbook

I think I am going to leave my phone at home tonight- The Narcissist Cookbook (cute Blitz or Stolas perspective)

Casualty - Lawrence (Blitz perspective)

C'mon Baby, Cry - Orville Peck (Good cowboy sounding song about letting people in and having your guard down. When Blitz wants to cosplay as a cowboy)

The Curse of the Blackened Eye - Orville Peck (This is a really good song about depression)

Dirty Imbecile - The Happy Fits (Could see from either perspective)

Self Esteem - AJJ (Blitz perspective)

Goodbye Optimism - Pedals on Our Pirate Ships (Super edgy Blitz)

Self-Loathing - Days N Daze (Blitz)

I'm Not a Good Person - Pat The Bunny (Super edgy Blitz)

Horseface Pirate - Blind Mountain Holler (Title is self explanatory. Song just feels Helluva Boss coded)

Next to You - Jon Vincent III

Moments - Micah Edwards (sleepy)

Notice Me - acoustic - ROLE MODEL

Goodbye - The Altogether (sweet goodbye song 😭. Kinda feels apology tour coded)

Painkiller - Ruel (kind of a vibe and a jam)

I recommend some that I don't think you have yet. I have a huge playlist myself for edgy romances. I hope you enjoy 😊.

So many recs! Thank you! ✨💞

The Simplest Words - oh this one is going right into the Blitz playlist, damn. It's so him it hurts. Love how it sounds, too!!

Howl - oh hey I actually already have this song saved, I think an irl friend recced it. And yet somehow I never stopped to pay attention to the lyrics and realise just how well they fit Stolas holy shit. Especially the first half! Wtf. 🤣 I've added it to the Stolas playlist now! (and, yeah, the second half of the song is so omegaverse coded 😂 I love that shit)

So alright, cool, whatever - love it! The rhythm is a bit too upbeat, but I think the lyrics at the beginning are sad enough to fit in the Stolitz angst playlist, so there it goes!

Rises the moon - love how it sounds! I like your idea of Tilla singing it to Blitz, but while I was listening I couldn't help but imagine a sad and lonely Stolas singing it to himself as a way to self-soothe. I feel like the moon imagery and the poetic language fit his character very well. (and how cute and heartbreaking would it be if the song Tilla sings to Blitz is the same song Stolas sings to himself? 😭) added to the Stolas playlist!!!

Functional poetry - the lyrics fit both of them at different parts, so yeah, this one goes to the Stolitz playlist! I really liked it!

I think I'm going to leave my phone at home tonight - the first half of the song fits Stolas so well, I feel! And I like the second half, I have a very soft spot for spoken poetry in the middle of songs (Nightwish songs my beloved), so I think I'm gonna save it to the Stolas playlist!

Casualty - yup, 100% Blitz lol, added!

C'mon baby, cry - oh hey, I already have an Orville Peck song in the Stolas playlist (recced by @stolitzsings!). Despite the cowboy vibes I feel like the lyrics of this song also fit Stolas better, so his playlist is where this is going ❤️

The curse of the blackened eye - saving this one to my likes because I really enjoyed it but I haven't decided if it fits any of my HB playlists!

Dirty imbecile - I think this one might go in my Blitz playlist! Gotta listen to it a couple of times to see if it sticks :)

Self esteem - the lyrics fit Blitz so well! Pity the song is so short!

Goodbye optimism - super edgy indeed! I don't think this one fits my style but I can see Blitz in it!

Self loathing - same as above

I'm not a good person - damn this is so Blitz 😳 how sad is it that the only lyric that doesn't fit him is "I'm asleep all day in my room" because he doesn't have a room? Anyway, this is going in his playlist!

Horseface pirate - loving the way this sounds! It's going in the Blitz playlist methinks :)

Next to you - I'm saving this one to my personal likes because I'm not sure it fits any of my HB playlists but I really enjoyed it!

Moments - this is so pretty 🥺 I can imagine Stolas singing it about Blitz. I'll add it to the Stolitz angst playlist!

Notice me - might keep this one in the Blitz playlist :3 I have to listen to it a couple of times

Goodbye - 😭😭😭 *adds to stolitz angst playlist*

Painkiller - loving the way this one sounds. I'm gonna save it to my likes for now and maybe it'll make it into a playlist after I've listened to it a few times!

Thanks SO MUCH for these recs, I loved so many of these!!!! 😍