Cover art for Ode to Myself by Ellie Goulding
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Ode to Myself Lyrics

[Interlude]
Paint spilling, blue blood
I look back with fondness
But where was my fortitude?
Delusion of that magnitude
Oh, 'cause I did it for you
It was always for you
Was killing for you
Swapped places with you
Did it for you
It was always for you
Was killing for you
Oh, 'cause I did it for you
It was always for you
Was killing for you
Swapped places with you
Did it for you
It was always for you
Was killing for you

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Genius Annotation

‘Ode To Myself’ is a doubling down on the themes on ‘New Heights’ on self love, but in a more unique way than the previous track. She explains to herself that she was always #1 for Ellie, and this song was almost made just for Ellie and not for the wider masses.

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What did Ellie Goulding say about "Ode to Myself"?
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I felt like, on this album, I really had to try and acknowledge myself. I’ve always taken up quite a lot of my album space for singing about other people. And I was like, ‘Well, what happens if I actually just write for myself?’ I thought it was a good moment for people to understand where I was coming from with this album.

–Ellie Goulding via Apple Music

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