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Minimal Effort

Hip-Hop/Rap

Minimal Effort was released on December 18, 2025 by 11086256 Records DK as a part of the album Minimal Effort - Single

Song Details

AlbumMinimal Effort - Single

Release DateDecember 18, 2025

Label11086256 Records DK

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM70

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Camilla Madsen

Songwriter

Reece Ellison

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Camilla Madsen

Producer

Reece Ellison

Producer

Lyrics

Yeah, look

Another Sunday morning, sun is bleedin' through the blinds

But the light they promised me? That was all a smoke and mirrors kind

The foster-child label, felt like a brand they slapped on me

Not a second chance, just another check, financially

They're retired, right?

So where's the time they should have spent?

Investing in my future? No, just the money they were lent

I was locked in, screen glow was my only company, my view

'Cause the real world? That was far too much effort for you

They controlled the contact, filtered out the genuine good

Only the digital strangers understood, like no one else ever could

They saw the cracks, the silence, the hollowness behind my eyes

While the ones who signed the papers were busy chasing dollar signs

Yeah, minimal effort, that's the title of your game

You traded my well-being for a bit of fortune, isn't that a shame?

You don't get a medal for the roof above my head

When the foundation underneath was built on words you never said

You were the comfort I was owed, but all I got was dust

My whole life, a transaction, a complete lack of trust

And you wonder why I'm guarded, why the trauma still remains?

'Cause I was worth more in your ledger than I was in your veins!

Used to sit across the table, watch the kindness you'd project

The perfect host, the humble soul, the ultimate respect

But the door would close behind 'em, and the mask would disappear

Replaced by the voice that whispered poison in my ear

Verbally, mentally, a decade of slow decay

I walked on eggshells, even when I had nothing wrong to say

You didn't care about the bruises, the bullying, the fear I felt inside

My problems were inconvenient, where was a place for them to hide?

I was drowning in the deep end, and you watched from the shore

A simple lifeline was too costly, what were you saving it for?

It's the constant contradiction, the performance for the guests

You put on a show for the world, but failed the internal tests

Fifteen. The clock hit. And I was out. Just like that

No farewell, no conversation, just a push and a path

And the lie you sold 'em?"She just moved on, she wanted space"

They bought it, every one of 'em, a smile across your face

I tried to tell your kin, your family, what you did, the pure extent

But you poisoned the well, and they stared at me like I was bent

That guilt, that shame, the disbelief that settled in my gut

To be erased so cleanly, to have the only door slammed shut

Never taken seriously, the consequence of your deceit

Had to fend for myself, learn to stand up on my own two feet

Yeah, minimal effort, that's the title of your game

You traded my well-being for a bit of fortune, isn't that a shame?

You don't get a medal for the roof above my head

When the foundation underneath was built on words you never said

You were the comfort I was owed, but all I got was dust

My whole life, a transaction, a complete lack of trust

And you wonder why I'm guarded, why the trauma still remains?

'Cause I was worth more in your ledger than I was in your veins!

I got my own four walls now, yeah, my own address

Got a cat here with me too, he understands the stress

'Cause he was broken, just like me, we picked up the pieces of the past

But the contract's still alive, the control is built to last

Now I got a home, and your husband's in the frame

Tryna manage what I earn"for my own good" is that your aim?

But you, Foster Mother, you built this narrative of pain

You should know the one thing I finally found, that I get to maintain

Is the power to walk away, and never look back again

Written by: Camilla Madsen, Reece Ellison

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