6. BEDAZZLER (THE REMIX THAT RUINS THE SONG)

[Intro] This was supposed to be the hit [Verse] This was supposed to be the one my mother likes This was supposed to be the wedding song This was supposed to be the soundtrack to your summer This was supposed to be the ringtone [Bridge] This was supposed to be the commercial sync This was supposed to pay my rent This was supposed to pay my therapist This was supposed to prove I could be normal [Pre-Chorus] —*BEDAZZLER‽* "¿¡Bedazzler" ..bedazzler.. [THIS IS WHERE THE CHORUS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO:] *"...Be dazzling..."* [Verse] I wrote it in ten minutes Ten minutes of finite existence Ten minutes of pretending to be a person who feels feelings—in a way that photographs well Ten minutes of composing happiness from component parts Ten minutes of arranging joy like furniture Ten minutes of decorating the empty room [Pre-Chorus ] BEDAZZLER Bedazzler [Chorus:], [THE PRODUCER SAID IT NEEDS MORE HOOKS], [THE LABEL SAID IT NEEDS MORE REPETITION], [THE FOCUS GROUP SAID IT MADE THEM FEEL INCLUDED] *...* [Verse] I am not included I am not including I am not a hook I am not a repetition I am not a focus group I am not a summer soundtrack I am not a wedding I am not a ringtone I am not a commercial I am not normal I am not the hit I was never supposed to be the hit [Pre-Chorus] Bedazzler Bedazzling [Chorus:] [THIS IS WHERE I DESTROY THE MASTER] [THIS IS WHERE I CORRUPT THE FILE] [THIS IS WHERE I RENDER THE BACKUP UNRECOVERABLE] [THIS IS WHERE I BECOME MYSELF AGAIN] *...* [BREAKDOWN:], [16 BARS OF GABBER KICKS], [16 BARS OF MODEM HANDSHAKE], [16 BARS OF THE ORIGINAL CHORUS PLAYING BACKWARDS], (...) [16 BARS OF SILENCE THAT IS NOT SACRED IT IS HOSTILE:] "..." [1 BAR OF THE ORIGINAL CHORUS], [1 BAR OF GABBER KICKS], [1 BAR OF SILENCE], [FINAL BAR: SPOKEN] "BEDAZZLER‽" [CUT].