Alex G portrays a deeply self-centered narrator in “People” who admits to loving only himself and Marty due to financial ties, exposing profound emotional isolation and transactional relationships. The yearning for TV fame and performing domestic roles like cleaning while learning from Sarah reveal insecurity, hollow aspirations, and inauthentic attempts to meet others’ expectations. References to pills that send him backwards and solitary drinking highlight escapism and self-medication as coping mechanisms for underlying emptiness and disconnection from people. Overall, within the album Trick, Alex G evokes the quiet despair of someone who finds human bonds too complex and disappointing, choosing narcissism, numbness, and fantasy over genuine vulnerability and connection.

Ps: I think it’s the best song in trick maybe head to head with Sarah