Original Me

* Single
* EP
* Album

"**Original Me**" featuring Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons *(stylised in lowercase)*, is the third song on YUNGBLUD's third EP *the underrated youth* and the fifteenth song on the Japanese version of the second studio album *weird!*, as well as the EP's third and final single. The song was also added to a compilation EP on streaming services.

## Background

The song is about acceptance, about being the ‘original you’ despite the insecurities.

When Dan reached out to YUNGBLUD through a call about the collaboration, YUNGBLUD hung up on him, believing it as a prank call. However, Dan called him again and explained that it was actually him and he explained the idea for a song and sent YUNGBLUD a rough demo for the song. Harrison explained to Music Choice: *"Dan Reynolds calls me… he says to me, ‘Love what you’re about, I have this idea for a song.’ And he sends me this rough demo. And I was like, ‘Woah, we gotta get in and do this.’ So we go and we meet up in Los Angeles—as all people like that do, like us do. We just got in the studio and had this idea to write this song about accepting the parts of yourself that you might not necessarily like."* In an interview with ET Canada, YUNGBLUD revealed the song roughly took 5 hours to complete.

## Lyrics

[Intro: YUNGBLUD]

Yeah

[Verse 1: YUNGBLUD, *Dan Reynolds* & **Both**]

I'm so sick of me, wake up and hate to breathe

And I pride myself in that, so dramatic, I'll admit

*I'm so typical, my life ain't difficult*

*But I'm so caught up in it, just a lowlife, I'll admit*

**I'm self-critical, a try-hard original**

Oh, I pride myself on that, such a loser, I'll admit

[Pre-Chorus: YUNGBLUD *with Dan Reynolds*]

And I ask myself, when my time will come

*Will I run away, will I run away?*

[Chorus: YUNGBLUD & Dan Reynolds]

I'm the original loser

Some days, I wish I's anyone else

I'm the original loser

Some days, I wish I's anyone else

[Verse 2: YUNGBLUD, *Dan Reynolds* & **Both**]

*I'm so paranoid, most people I avoid*

Not seeking sympathy (Nah), I just want out of this (Hey)

Hide under an umbrella (*Yeah*)

And try to shelter **myself from the rain**

Try to stop my head from **goin' insane**

Counting down **all the days**

I swear that there's a **bright side too**

Being alone **outside, they**

Cannot suffo**cate me when they**

Cannot fucking chase me out (*Ayy*)

Anagram all of the letters

They're tellin' me that I'm gonna be fine

I climb the walls inside of my mind

Piece 'em together and jump off the sides

I might be alone tonight

If I try to stay alive and realise

I'm going blind

[Chorus: YUNGBLUD & Dan Reynolds, *Robotic Voice*]

*(Congratulations)* I'm the original loser

Some days, I wish I's anyone else

*(Congratulations)* I'm the original loser

Some days, I wish I's anyone else

[Bridge: YUNGBLUD & *Dan Reynolds*]

Don't let 'em change your mind

Don't let 'em change your mind (*Ooh*)

Don't let 'em waste your time

Don't let 'em waste your time (*Someone save me*)

Don't let 'em change your mind

Don't let 'em change your mind (*Loser*, fuck)

Don't let 'em waste your time

Don't let 'em waste your time

Yeah

Don't let 'em waste your time

[Chorus: YUNGBLUD & Dan Reynolds, *Dan Reynolds*, **Robotic Voice**]

I'm the original loser **(Congratulations)**

Some days, I wish I's anyone else (*Loser*)

## Trivia

* Dan Reynolds first reached out to YUNGBLUD through a phone call, which YUNGBLUD thought was fake at first.

## Buy/Stream

* YouTube (Audio)
* YouTube (Music Video)
* YouTube (Vertical Video)
* SoundCloud
* Apple Music
* Deezer
* Tidal
* Google Play
* Spotify

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 YouTube — "Yungblud Calls Dan Reynolds Collab "Mental"". Published 17 October 2019.
2. ↑ YouTube — "Yungblud On Working With Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds". Published 11 October 2019.