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July 30, 2025 · Source: Medium

Confessions of a Former Covert Narcissist (Who’s Now Your Boss)

or how I weaponized empathy, called it love, and now just call it Tuesday.

Voice6
Lyric intensity7
The line9
Mind under feeling5
Held shape8
Literary mean 7.0 / 10

Highlights

The victim in me wore white... she was always louder than fire.
The line

Voice

Direct address and self-aware persona create a consistent, somewhat clinical authority.

Lyric intensity

Strong imagery: "Shaping yourself like water around whoever is least likely to stay."

Mind under feeling

Moves beyond confession but avoids deeper interrogation of the corporate boss pivot.

Held shape

Tight circularity from 'weaponized empathy' to the final embrace of honesty.

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