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Narcissus

by Jack Rua

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1.
Narcissus 02:44
Why don’t you love me the way that you used to? Can’t you feel me the way I can feel you? In the moment when my body trembles I still call your name This bed we built it for the both of us Peculiar spaces that you used to fill up, Yeah I don’t quite know How something so special I can replace In the middle of the night when I’m searching out for a witness, In the mirror is the shape of a man I call Narcissus Why can’t you see me? I’m right in front of you I try to make it easy for you, but you still see right through me Tell me how I’m supposed to love myself If you won’t love me first? In the middle of the night I’m still searching out for a witness, But in the mirror is the shape of a man I call Narcissus
2.
I wanna remember how it feels To just lay back and pour someone else's body over me Been out of touch for so long Spent some time on my own but Now you've caught my eye And I remember how it feels to have blood running So let's get more acquainted Let's get fucking dangerous Don't know if we will work out right But I've gotta get my mind over the last one Baby that's where you come in I know we could have a good time Looking at you I'm feeling it rise For the first time in a long time Looking at you I'm coming alive Looking at you I'm feeling it rise Feeling it rise, feeling it rise, feeling it rise My body's cold, it needs your heat And only you can resurrect me when you climb on top of me I was hibernating 'cause I felt I needed healing Now I'm wide awake, so come and share your energy You know I wanna get fully naked Then go crazy 'Cause our auras could react and go on fire Yeah I've gotta get my mind over the last one Baby that's where you come in I know we could have a good time Looking at you I'm feeling it rise And for the first time in a long time Looking at you I'm coming alive Looking at you I'm feeling it rise Feeling it rise, feeling it rise, feeling it rise Eyeline I'm checkin' I promise they won't get it Madness to my method in moments we won't mention Tell from my message, I'm in All Xs, no strings, no stressin' It's just sex and our essence We're so fresh So you can, like, get it On the balcony balancing off the edges Connection so intense your hands are undressing Head so dumb that I never learn my lesson I wanna be free Feel the four-to-floor of two heartbeats Even if it only lasts for one night Can you give it to me? That thing I want so desperately You know you're the one who's making it rise
3.
Curious 03:24
Oh you and me babe All you've gotta give me is a time and place And I'll be there Anyway you like, I saw you looking my way And I know you wanna try it I know you have got your reservations I wanna teach you to abandon all of them Stop paying so much attention to your labels 'Cause it's a new world And you should know that It's ok to be curious You don't have to take it all so s-s-serious, serious You're just being curious, curious C-c-c-curious, curious You don't have to try to define The way your brain is wired It's more fun to colour outside of the lines So push it all away Then take off all your clothes And let's go somewhere private, babe I know you have got your reservations I wanna teach you to abandon all of them Stop paying so much attention to your labels 'Cause it's a new world And you should know that It's ok to be curious You don't have to take it all so s-s-serious, serious You're just being curious, curious C-c-c-curious, curious Oh I know we've put ourselves in separate boxes But I know you want to get into mine Use my body, I'm giving you permission You can enter after dark, your own special admission Access all areas, under one condition You lose your inhibitions, surrender to temptation
4.
I think it’s finally happening I think I’ve finally settled in a state of mind I’ll show just how I'm feeling I found another lover when I looked inside And I know I promised that I’d try to get better At giving every piece of my heart to you But the older I get, the less that it appeals to me to be, yeah Overly devoted to somebody new I know there’s space in this bed for my ego, baby Won’t you make it for me? I know there’s space in this bed for my ego, baby Won’t you make it for me? Won’t you make it for me? Now it’s getting closer I used to look for meaning in somebody else But now it’s in the mirror, yeah And I know that I can find it from inside myself Listen to me when I say I’m a fool for your love (I’m a fool for your love) But your body’s not the only one I feel When our clothes come off I know there’s space in this bed for my ego, baby Won’t you make it for me? I know there’s space in this bed for my ego, baby Won’t you make it for me? Won’t you make it for me? I won’t keep it undercover, baby I spent too long in that place Don’t need anybody else to save me 'Cause I found myself now
5.
Scarlet A 03:03
Well I've got a wicked confession to make I want you to know The second you walked into this place my mind started to blow You lean in with lips just inches from mine, tantalisingly close Well I tried to keep it locked up inside and not get exposed I've got somebody waiting up at home if I don't leave right now I won't be leaving alone, 'cause you're taking me down To the deep dark depths of my dirty mind And that is where you will find We've all got the capacity to Lose sight of what's real and true But close your eyes and try to hide That there's a scarlet A on your dirty mind It's more than lust but far less than love This much I know Well I've lost myself in those evil eyes Don't know where to go I don't expect that you are by yourself Or you came here alone But there's a room out back where we're both gonna go Escape the deep dark depths of our dirty minds But stay away from the light We've all got the capacity to Lose sight of what's real and true You're not proud and you try to hide That there's a Scarlet A on your dirty mind Maybe you could be the one to show me how to keep it locked in my dirty mind
6.
if the universe drops atomic bombs onto your plans were they ever really meant to happen? was it pointless trying to plan them? try to make a neat timetable for your life, but you can’t cos you know that shit is gonna happen nature is a fan of reckless abandon and just when I start to think that I’ve got it all figured out, baby my sense of security gets taken away from me, away from me reckless abandon we’ve all got a plan but will we follow through? reckless abandon, oh, reckless abandon I was once inclined To believe in divine intervention Yeah, I’d believe that my savior would save me If occurrences became to random now I see that faith in a higher power Fuels disappointment and we can try our best to have a plan but nature is a fan of reckless abandon (Prechorus and chorus) when love is lost and you thought it was true and there’s still someone far worse off than you when someone dies and they’re far too young how come? when hearts are breaking every single day then a country is destroyed by a hurricane what’s the point in trying to have a plan At all? reckless abandon, reckless abandon, we’re all just pawns in a losing game. reckless abandon, reckless abandon.
7.
hey now, i read my name on your lips tonight, there must be something i’m doing right. if i’m stuck in your head now. yeah you’re wanting to know my name, and in my mirror you want to stay... but i know that love don’t last forever, never let me go… i want you to forget, forget-me-not, forget, forget-me-not, i’ll put myself in the mind of a stranger, put myself deep inside your mind, Then you’ll forget, forget me not. tell me, what it is about me that you like? so i can use it another time, cos i fear that i’m fading! i used to be the talk of the town, but now my numbers are going down. i know that love don’t last forever, never let me go… i want you to forget, forget-me-not, forget, forget-me-not, i’m gonna put myself in the mind of a stranger, put myself deep inside your mind. baby, we could be a perfect team, you could give me exactly what i need. And i know what you’re after: I could give you all your tears and laughter cos it’s a long way back from obscurity, it’s a hard life living as a nobody. it’s a long way back from obscurity, from obscurity…
8.
Reflection 03:38
Everybody wants to have a piece of me But sometimes I don’t really feel like giving it up Got a black hole eating up my energy And turning it to something that’s not profitable I don’t wanna talk it out , I just wanna make it loud Try and beat the silence down until I can’t notice it I don’t wanna be alone, can somebody take me home? Bring another bottle, we can blur it out together Cos I don’t like the man in my Reflection It’s not you, it’s not you. I don’t like his size, hair colour or complexion It’s not you, it’s not who I want it to be Look at me, and tell me what you see Maybe it’s a man who’s always in control Or maybe you could see underneath Dip your finger in the pool and see my image mess up. I don’t wanna have to say anything that’s gonna make me look a little weaker, even if that’s how I’m feeling. I don’t wanna be alone, can somebody take me home? Bring another bottle, we can blur it out together. Cos I don’t like the man in my Reflection It’s not you, it’s not you. I don’t like his size, hair colour or complexion It’s not you, it’s not who I want it to be I wanna remember how it feels. Maybe I am gonna lose The only thing that I know is true… I don’t like the man inside of my Reflection, It’s not you. I don’t like the man inside of my Reflection, It’s not you. If I’m honest, I’d give anything to change it, Yeah it’s true, it’s not you, No, it’s not who I want it to be… I wanna remember how it feels.

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this is my debut album. i wrote the first song in 2016 and finished it in 2020. a lot of hard work, blood, sweat and tears went into this album and i'd like to thank everyone involved; especially Porridge, LOGUOS, Darce, Tenderhook., Rouleaux, Mattu and PureGrand. a special thanks to my friend Jack who was there from the start and encouraged me to do this. this album is about being a queer person and shedding the last parts of your adolescent insecurities. it's about celebrating your identity and being confident, but also discovering new fears, and being aware that happiness is fleeting and doesn't last forever.

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released June 26, 2020

Jack Rua - Songwriting, Executive Producer, Lead Vocals (all songs)
Porridge - Production (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7) Songwriting (track 2) Mastering Engineer (All tracks)
Rouleaux - Production + Songwriting (track 1)
LOGUOS - Songwriting + Production (Track 4)
Mattu - Production (track 8)
Tenderhook. - Production (Track 5)
Darce - Songwriting + featured vocals (track 2)
Mick Heffernan - Production + Mixing (Track 5)
Jamie Sellars (Run Wild Music) - Mixing Engineer (Tracks 2 + 3)
Ciaran Byrne - Mixing Engineer (Tracks

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Jack Rua Dublin, Ireland

Dublin based glam-pop artist Jack Rua is a unique and original talent. A classically trained vocalist and musician who blends well crafted pop music with electronic-dance and glam-rock influences, Jack has established himself as an artist who strives to differ from the norm and do things his own way. ... more

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