There’s a moment midway through Tarric ’s new single, “I’m a Danger to Myself,” where the lyric “my will is just a pawn” drops like a lead weight. It doesn’t come with fireworks or vocal acrobatics—it’s just stated plainly, and that’s what makes it devastating. That starkness threads through the entire track, which feels less like a single and more like a confessional set to synth-drenched despair.

Tarric, whose blend of ‘80s new wave and modern indie rock has drawn comparisons to The Killers and Depeche Mode, leans fully into the bleak beauty of his influences here. The production is tight and unflinching—lean, cold, mechanical—but laced with human wreckage. It’s the sound of someone wrestling with themselves in the dark, hearing whispers from the shadows they thought they’d buried years ago.

The track doesn’t try to sugarcoat its subject. There’s no bright chorus to lift the listener out of the emotional weight, no cinematic escape hatch. The repetition of the title phrase—“I’m a danger to myself”—becomes less a hook and more a mantra of warning. It works because Tarric isn’t asking for pity. He’s outlining the anatomy of a collapse with clinical precision.

Sonically, this is his most stripped-down and focused track to date. While earlier releases hinted at vulnerability through lush arrangements, “I’m a Danger to Myself” strips away ornamentation. The bones of the song show—sharp guitar echoes, relentless synth textures, and a vocal delivery that’s almost numb. It’s less theatrical than his previous work, and all the more affecting for it.

This single is a prelude to his upcoming album Method, a record that promises to dissect the emotional fallout of love, regret, and identity. If Lovesick was about the longing and the collapse, Method appears to be Tarric sifting through the ashes. The lyrics in “I’m a Danger to Myself” don’t reach for clarity—they reflect the blur of shame and memory that follows ruin.

What makes this track land so hard is its refusal to resolve. Tarric doesn’t try to win you over; he just speaks his truth into the void. And sometimes, that’s the most powerful kind of song.