I Blame Myself

"I Blame Myself" is a song written by Sky Ferreira. The song appears as track five on Ferreira's debut album, Night Time, My Time. The song titled was revealed by Ferreira via her Facebook post on September 4, 2013. Ferreira first revealed part of the lyrics on her personal Tumblr page and later revealed more lyrics on September 18, 2013 via her Facebook page. On October 8, 2013, Ferreira posted two previews of the song on her Instagram.

Lyrics
[Verse 1]: Is it because you know my name, Or is it because you saw my face on the cover? Either way it's all the same. It's like talking to a friend, Who's trying to be your lover.

[Hook]: Underneath it all, I know it's not your fault, That you don't understand, I blame myself.

[Chorus]: How could you know what it feels like, To fight the hounds of hell? You think you know me so well. How could you know what it feels like, To be outside yourself? You think you know me so well. I just want you to realize I blame, I blame myself, Blame, blame, blame myself. I blame, I blame, blame myself for my reputation.

[Verse 2]: I'm just a face without a choice. A choice you'd never like to guess, What I think above the shoulders. 10 years old without a voice, I feel like nothing's really changed. Now I'm just a little older.

[Hook]: Underneath it all, I know it's not your fault, That you don't understand, I blame myself.

[Chorus]: How could you know what it feels like, To fight the hounds of hell? You think you know me so well. How could you know what it feels like, To be outside yourself? You think you know me so well. I just want you to realize I blame, I blame myself, Blame, blame, blame myself. I blame, I blame, blame myself for my reputation.

[Bridge]: Oh, I blame myself. Oh, I blame myself. Oh, I blame myself. Oh, I blame myself.

[Chorus]: How could you know what it feels like, To fight the hounds of hell? You think you know me so well. How could you know what it feels like, To be outside yourself? You think you know me so well. I just want you to realize I blame, I blame myself, Blame, blame, blame myself. I blame, I blame, blame myself for my reputation.

[Outro]: Oh, I blame myself. Oh, I blame myself. Oh, I blame myself. Oh, I blame myself.

Music video
A video for the song was filmed during the weekend of March 29-30, 2014. Ferreira posted a photo on her Instagram on March 30th. A trailer was uploaded by SSENSE on April 13, 2014 with a description reading: "The video "I Blame Myself" by Capital Records recording artist Sky Ferreira will be available exclusively on ssense.com from April 16th, 2014, 9am (EST)." The video officially premiered as scheduled including a behind the scenes video and a fashion interview.