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Listen to this when

Boyish

Song · 2017 · Japanese Breakfast. Album: Soft Sounds From Another Planet

when you're just not their type 💭

Who it's for

Japanese Breakfast sings about longing for someone who doesn't feel the same way and the insecurity that brings.

Wistful and insecure→Gentler with yourself

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Boyish" is a song by Japanese Breakfast, the project of Michelle Zauner, from the 2017 album Soft Sounds from Another Planet on Dead Oceans; it was released as the album's second single in June 2017. Zauner wrote it in 2013 about jealousy and insecurity during her early romance with bandmate Peter Bradley, when she felt stuck in the friend zone and believed he wasn't attracted to her.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Heads up: Some explicit language.

Age: Suggested 13+

Do not seat your love upon a precipice because it is high.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 15

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