According to Ryan DeRobertis, This song was written after he got extremely drunk at a party and did a lot of regrettable things.
[Verse 1]
I was hurting, but never better
Took an hour just to get myself together
I felt violently meek, but my silence would speak
Don't you see what I'm saying, baby?
I was crying over nothing
Made a few good friends and lost a couple dozen
I felt glued to the wall, and in spite of it all
Don't you see what I'm saying, baby?
[Pre-Chorus]
I stepped out of line
Out of sight and out of mind
My thoughts distorted in the haze of desire
I was far from my best
Tried too hard to impress
But you were never quick to call me a liar
[Chorus]
I'm in love with my own reflection
And I feel like I could dance forever
I'm in love with my own reflection
I can hardly keep myself together
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love
[Post-Chorus]
In the heat of the moment, I thought that I could kiss myself
[Verse 2]
I was working, tried my hardest
Slowed some music down and called myself an artist
She was there for it all, from the rise to the fall
She could see it was driving me crazy
[Pre-Chorus]
I was out of time
Missed the train and lost my mind
Not quite the picture that I wanted to paint
I felt glory that day
In a dorian way
I kept on sinning, but I felt like a saint
[Chorus]
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
I'm in love with my own reflection
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
And I feel like I could dance forever
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
I'm in love with my own reflection
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
I can hardly keep myself together
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
I'm in love with my own reflection
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
And I feel like I could dance forever
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
I'm in love with my own reflection
(I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love)
I can hardly keep myself together
[Post-Chorus]
In the heat of the moment, I thought that I could ... myself
Can’t You See was produced by Skylar Spence.
Skylar Spence released Can’t You See on Tue Jun 16 2015.