3:17 AM Kitchen light flicker Phone full of victories that felt empty after thirty seconds Most Jeph The Attorneys General Ain't every crown made for human hands PYRRHIC VICTORY! Everybody winning while they losing important things Whole damn room scream "We survived somehow" But nobody asks what survived right now PYRRHIC VICTORY! Everybody hungry for applause and symbolism By the time the smoke clears from the city sky Half the soul's already gone from the victory I seen success hit a man like cocaine in a gold cup Whole personality change when the doors open up Started talking like a king with nobody left to trust Now his laughs sound forced and his eyes don't adjust Always smell like wet timberlands and stale weed smoke Young kid downstairs writing dreams inside a notebook Mama fold laundry while the television yells truth Champagne on the counter next to unbearable guilt Everybody want a throne till the soul gets dissolved Room full of winners look spiritually exhausted Everybody wear pride like designer camouflage Building castles out of panic then surprised by the mirage PYRRHIC VICTORY! Everybody winning while they losing important things Hey! Hey! Everybody yelling victory while destroying connectivity Whole internet addicted to performative hostility I can't fight for applause anymore Can't drain my spirit just to win me a war Everybody scream "grind" till relationships crush to the body Start breaking from the cortisol rush If the whole world cheer while your spirit collapse That ain't victory, that's a beautifully decorated aftermath Hey! Was it worth it? Hey! Was it worth it? Hey! Was it worth it? Hey! Was it worth it? PYRRHIC VICTORY! Everybody winning while they losing important things Whole damn room scream "We survived somehow" While the ashes still drift around right now PYRRHIC VICTORY! By the time the smoke disappear from the city sky Half the heart's already gone from the victory
