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Trophy Shelves
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Trophy Shelves was released on October 17, 2025 by BOA as a part of the album Awakening - EP
October 17, 2025
LabelBOA
LanguageEnglish
BPM77
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

Trade my time for a framed sheet of paper
Four years gone and answers have faded
What the hell
Am I even doing well
I'm offered jobs that don't sound like living
Wear a smile but I'm barely convincing
Myself
Still learning to breathe somehow
They said this is where it all begins
But I don't see myself in any of it
Stuck between what's safe and real
Chasing dreams they don't want me to feel
I want late nights over early mornings
Strings and stages, not suits and warnings
Something loud
I promise I'll make you proud, someday
I want meaning over perfect credit
A life I feel, not one that is vetted
Call it risk
But it's the only thing that sticks, for me
It's time to write my story now
Not play the cards we've all been dealt so break out
Let's take the road we want to see
And be done with what they want us to be
Lets be free
And I'll find my own way don't you worry
Cause Lord knows I'm not in a hurry
It's not the life they wrote in ink
It's the one I dream when I can't sleep
And I don't need a suit to feel like someone
Just need a song and a setting sun
I'll follow the stars the world can't see
And plant my roots where I feel free
And I don't need a plan, just a place to stand
I'm not chasing trophy shelves
I'm holding out for something else
I've spent too long afraid to try
Tripping on doubt I let define my life
But even if the path is rough
I know my worth and that's enough to see
And I'll find my own way don't you worry
Cause Lord knows I'm not in a hurry
It's not the life they wrote in ink
It's the one I dream when I can't sleep
And I don't need a suit to feel like someone
Just need a song and a setting sun
I'll follow the stars the world can't see
And plant my roots where I feel free
And I don't need a plan, just a place to stand
I'm not chasing trophy shelves
I'm holding out for something else
Written by: Ben Hamrick, Calvin Arthur, Cian Gresser, Maggie Slade, Micah Carroll
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