“Selfless” is centered around love and relationships, with Julian beckoning to a significant other that he wants them to come live life with him, not missing out on a moment that they do not have to. He cites this person as his motivation for continuing on in life, a dependency that, once broken, may be the cause of the apparent relationship strife Julian sees later on in the record. The track features a string-centric instrumentation with heavy guitar and bass, with tinging cymbals filling the background of the instrumental.

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