Princeton (feat. D'est Roy)

by Liam McFarland

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i'm so happy that this song came together! sarah (d'est roy) originally reached out to me for a photoshoot and then she was like "let me know if you ever want some vocals for a track!" and i was like "omg i didn't know you made music, i have this idea for a song that would sound so good with female vocals!" and the rest is history.

princeton started as a song about college, and ended up being about lots of other things. class, wealth, posturing, romanticization, conformity, isolation, abandonment, forgiveness. i think it represents the album that it's on (coming soon!) very well. i hope you enjoy it!

-liam

lyrics

Bright lipped kids
Bound for Harvard and Princeton
The cufflinks and coats are
An effort to give in
To the yellow
Of the house that they'll live in
The mess in the attic
The tile in the kitchen

And it's a beautiful
Sadistic idea
Of what we want
And you'd be a beautiful
Statistic, my dear
If it's what you want

Bright lipped kid
I'll let you go alone
To check off those boxes
To hone your throne

And it's a beautiful
Sadistic idea
Of what we want
And you'd be a beautiful
Statistic, my dear
If it's what you want

Bright lipped kids
Bound for Dartmouth and Princeton
The teacher, she taught them
The house that they'll live in
Is yellow
Crowned by bubble decisions
The eagle, she called them
All epicureans

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released October 31, 2019
Written by Liam McFarland and Sarah Royal
Produced, mixed, mastered by Liam McFarland

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