TBR Add to TBR To Be Read Song
Released November 27, 2025
About This Track
TBR: Add to TBR is an anthem born straight out of the beautiful chaos of being a reader in the modern age. It captures that moment every book lover knows too well walking into a store for one title and leaving with a stack that could crush a small kingdom. The song leans into the humor, the guilt, and the thrill of building a towering To Be Read pile while your wallet screams and your shelves beg for mercy.
It tells the story of readers who chase special editions, fall victim to midnight “just one more” clicks, and collect alternate covers like treasures. Behind the jokes is a very real truth: books are more than purchases they’re comfort, escapism, identity. Even if the math never math’s (942 owned, 2 read), the joy of the hunt is part of the magic.
This track celebrates the “Unread Tribe,” the fantasy dreamers, the dark-academia romantics, and everyone who justifies adding to their pile because “this one has a different cover.” It’s relatable, dramatic, self-aware, and proudly chaotic just like the TBR life.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Walked in for one, came out with six,
Limited covers, paying way too much for kicks.
Soft-back, hard-back, foreign print delight,
My shelf’s a museum of “Maybe I’ll Reed Tonight.”
Pre-Chorus
Booked that same title three times just for the cover glow,
Spicy romance, smut tock tags, the algorithm knows.
Chorus (Hook)
Add to TBR like stars I’ll never reach,
Spines lined up like trophies nobody really needs.
Bought the same damn book four times just to set the vibe,
Add to TBR we survive the unread tribe.
Verse 2
Color coded hauls, dark academia dreams,
Smash the “New Release” button, got a stack bursting at the seams.
“Just one more,” I whisper, as midnight turns the page,
My Kindle says hello, my bank account screams rage.
Pre-Chorus
Scrolling BookTock at 2 AM, “Here’s my haul!” they shout,
I hit purchase faster than I can even count.
Chorus (Hook)
Add to TBR like stars I’ll never reach,
Spines lined up like trophies nobody really needs.
Bought the same damn book four times just to set the vibe,
Add to TBR we survive the unread tribe.
Bridge
Smut and romance and fantasy wings,
Dragons, billionaires, second chances and things.
My shelf’s a fantasy forest, my bank’s a crime scene,
But this chaos is my song and I’m living the dream.
Outro
Add to TBR… Maybe one day I’ll begin.
Till then I’ll buy another, because the pile’s the win.