It’s been almost two years since the soulmate tiktok
“Pride First” carries the introspective and charming voice the audience fell in love with from “Soulmate Song”, and digs in a few layers deeper through the lyrics. It paints a melancholic grey state the world is all too familiar with given the past eighteen months in limbo; personally, Argenna calls it a summary of his headspace. The result is a wonderfully nuanced perspective that’s universal in the way only truthful, deep experiences are.
“A big theme in Pride First is finding yourself so dazed that you no longer value your own time; time wastes away as you do the same.” In this place of cerebral mush, Argenna reflects with bold, moving vulnerability. The melody lulls like a merry-go-round, and we hear textured layers of vocals behind Argenna’s crystalline voice uniting the taut track.
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Pride First Music Video
PRide First Lyrics and Chords
[Pre-chorus]
Am D
Maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m lazy
G Em
Maybe I just feel overused
Am D
I lost my fire, I’m going crazy
G Em
Stand up, may I please be excused
[Chorus]
Am D
The hours in the day seem a bit too few
G Em
I sleep in anyway, what am I to lose
Am D
It’s pretty common phrase but it’s all too true
G Em
Pride first then the fall and the follow through
[Verse 1]
Am D G Em
The days seem a bit faster than when I was young
Am D G Em
My life is a disaster and its begun
Am D
Maybe I’m depressed
G Em
I’m definitely depressed
Am D
Nice to get it off my chest, but
G Em
I’m a little embarrassed
[Chorus] x2
Am D
The hours in the day seem a bit too few
G Em
I sleep in anyway, what am I to lose
Am D
It’s pretty common phrase but it’s all too true
G Em
Pride first then the fall and the follow through
[Verse 2]
Am
Lately I just sit and ponder
D
I can’t hold a thought they just wander
G
My mind’s an empty arena
Em
No action potential can spark an idea
Am
And now I feel like I’m the bad child
D
Didn’t see that my head was so fragile
G
Well I just wanna know what they see
Em
Cause lately I’m thinking that maybe
Am D
I’m tired, maybe I’m lazy
G Em
Maybe I just feel overused
Am D
I’ve lost my fire, I’m going crazy
G Em
Stand up may I please be excused
[Chorus] x2
Am D
The hours in the day seem a bit too few
G Em
I sleep in anyway, what am I to lose
Am D
It’s pretty common phrase but it’s all too true
G Em
Pride first then the fall and the follow through
[Outro]
Am D G Em
Pride first then the fall and the follow through