Odes to Vices · Track 35 · middle
Little Miss Humblebrag — "So Tired From All This Yacht"
The complaint disguised as confession. The flex wearing humility's coat.
Lyrics
[Intro] Oh, this yacht, darling, it's wearing me thin. [Verse 1] Tuesday evening, June 14th, aboard the Azimut, moored off Capri, salt in the air like a second skin. I sigh into the teak deck, phone in hand, posting about the jet lag from Paris Fashion Week. "Exhausted from all these invitations," I type, while Lucia polishes the silver railings below. The sunset bleeds orange over the water, but really, it's just so much, this endless blue. [Chorus] You, with your white leather seats and champagne fridge, you make me so tired, carrying all this weight. The crew of five, the helipad I barely use, it's a burden, my love, this life you give me. Who knew success would feel this heavy? [Verse 2] Remember Marcus's party last August 22nd, on his smaller Benetti, only eighty feet. I mentioned my keynote at TED in Vancouver, "Oh, the travel is killing me," I said, sipping Veuve. Evelyn nodded, her earrings from Cartier, but I saw the flicker, the quiet compare. Back on you, yacht, in the master suite, Egyptian cotton sheets, too soft for sleep. [Bridge] Why do they listen? Why do I confess? This coat of humility, threadbare at best. You know me, hull to stern, every polished inch, the flex hidden in the humble flinch. [Verse 3] Friday morning, docked at Monaco harbor, photoshoot for Vogue, lights too bright on deck. "Hate how these shoots take all day," I murmur to no one, while the photographer calls me a natural. The Rolex on my wrist ticks the seconds away, reminding me of the gala tonight at the Grimaldi. It's all too much, this glittering cage. [Chorus] You, with your infinity pool and starlit nights, you make me so tired, darling, but I can't let go. The invitations stack like waves on your bow, it's a curse, this abundance, don't you know? Who knew glory would ache like this? [Outro] So tired from all this yacht... Oh, but look at the view.