Listen to Love Second Music First by Self Esteem

Love Second Music First

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Self Esteem

Performer

Johan Hugo

Programming

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Vocals

Esau Mwamwaya

Additional Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Composer

Johan Karlberg

Composer

Johan Hugo

String Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Johan Hugo

Producer

Geoff Swan

Mixing Engineer

Chris Gehringer

Chris Gehringer

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Love second music first

You ask me to come over

I am not your placeholder

I look in the mirror

And I see what I wanna see

[Verse 2]

Wouldn't it feel better?

Isn't being younger

I look in the mirror

And I see the real me

[Chorus]

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace...

[Verse 3]

Love second music first

Could I have put it better

Than the time you said respect is key?

Wait that wasn't you, it was me

Do I really give this out for free?

[Verse 4]

You should be paying me

For all the hand-holding I do lately

To guide you to see as clearly

It isn't hard, baby

[Chorus]

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace...

[Chorus]

Love second music first

Such a contender

Love second music first

But you will never come first

Love second music first

So just remember

Love second music first

Before you lay with me

[Chorus]

Love second music first

Such a contender

Love second music first

But you will never come first

Love second music first

So just remember

Love second music first

Before you lay with me

[Chorus]

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace...

Love second music first

[Bridge]

Somebody will wait

I know that you'll wait it out for me

But baby then you'll take

Yeah, listen, you will take

It out on me, eventually

[Bridge]

As sure as you're breathing, you'll want more

As sure as the giving I'm game for

You know without saying that it's cursed

'Cause it's always love second, this first

This first

Love second music first

[Chorus]

Love second music first

Such a contender

Love second music first

But you will never come first

Love second music first

So just remember

Love second music first

Before you lay with me

[Chorus]

Love second music first

Such a contender

Love second music first

But you will never come first

Love second music first

So just remember

Love second music first

Before you lay with me

[Chorus]

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace

Let me be gorgeous in peace...

Written by: Johan Karlberg, Rebecca Lucy Taylor

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