Hollow Laurels

[Intro] Empty trophies on the shelf, collecting dust Honor roll to hide the rust Mama's perfect little trust fund baby But the pressure's driving me crazy [Verse 1] Private school parking lot, Benz after Benz SAT prep got me poppin' meds with friends Straight A's but I'm straight falling apart Playing my role like it's fucking high art Mom's on her fourth cup of coffee, talking NASDAQ While I'm in my room having panic attacks They want me ivy-bound, but I'm underground Digging my own grave in this rich kid compound [Chorus] Hollow laurels, golden chains Perfect scores can't kill the pain Hollow laurels, mama's pride Everything's dead inside Yeah, everything's dead inside [Verse 2] Family dinners feel like job interviews "How's your GPA?" That's all they do Got the whole future planned out in Excel But these expectations got me living in hell Valedictorian dreams, but I'm falling behind Every achievement leaves me more confined Trust fund baby with a frozen heart Playing this game, tearing me apart [Bridge] Delete my LinkedIn, throw my phone away F*ck these connections, they ain't real anyway Mother's little prodigy, what a joke Designer pressure got me 'bout to broke [Verse 3] Newton suburbs got me suffocating Every medal just more weight I'm hating Daddy's bonus bought another chain But can't buy peace in this twisted game Teacher's pet but I'm mentally checked out Perfect scores while my soul bleeds out Private school prison, golden cage Trading happiness for minimum wage [Chorus] Hollow laurels, golden chains Perfect scores can't kill the pain Hollow laurels, mama's pride Everything's dead inside Yeah, everything's dead inside [Outro] Watch me graduate, watch me fade away Another trophy child led astray In this suburban hell we call home Achievement-rich but forever alone