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Dreamville - Self Love ft. Ari Lennox, Bas & Baby Rose (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ari Lennox
Ari Lennox
Vocals
Bas
Bas
Vocals
Baby Rose
Baby Rose
Vocals
Sensei Bueno
Sensei Bueno
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Abbas Hamad
Abbas Hamad
Songwriter
Courtney Salter
Courtney Salter
Songwriter
Jasmine Wilson
Jasmine Wilson
Songwriter
Arsenio Archer
Arsenio Archer
Songwriter
Jarrett Goodly
Jarrett Goodly
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Archer
Archer
Producer
Sensei Bueno
Sensei Bueno
Co-Producer
Juro "Mez" Davis
Juro "Mez" Davis
Mixing Engineer
Joe LaPorta
Joe LaPorta
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I said
Tired of being cordial
Tired of being normal
Tired of being forced in
Tied up in the moment
I'm livin' without a purpose
Wearin' it on the surface, love
Makin' it look good, meanwhile, it's been hurtin', oh
Self love is the best love
See, your love is the worst drug
Self love is the best love
But your love is the worst drug
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah
Hey-ee
Ah, ah-ah
Got involved in this fake feud
Wearin' all of this makeup
And meanwhile, feelin' complacent
Fittin' in, feelin' basic, and
Meanwhile, tryna replace him
But all these feelings are makeshift
Hard for me to face it
When everything is changin'
Yeah, self love is the best love
But your love was the worst drug
Self love is the best love
But your love is the worst drug, oh
Take it in vain
This pain is a feeling that we can't ignore
Dealer man, hand me more
A baby in a candy store
I got secrets that just can't leave tour
How did we go from lost in your arms to
Arms in a conflict, long on my conscience
Lost in my thoughts
The cost of my art, we growin' apart
You growin' irate
Stuck in a dormant state
I carry my Gemini traits
I bury my face
Shameful hands took your hand
Lead you astray as you would say
As soon as we clash, you adjudicate
As for the date
It was like last June or May
We were like, "lets do the break" 'cause
Self love is the best love
But your love was the worst drug
Self love is the best love
But your love is the worst drug, oh
Written by: Abbas Hamad, Courtney Shanade Salter, Jasmine Wilson, Arsenio Archer

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