(Intro) Go! (Verse 1 - ELI, Analytical, Rapid Rap Flow) Welcome to the market, where your personality's the price The commodity is authenticity, carefully sliced We're playing the Game of Uniqueness, the rules are insane You gotta stand out, but stay in the acceptable lane I spent six months searching for the perfect counter-culture shirt Then realized a million other people went and bought it first I copied the rebel, I mirrored the odd, I practiced the stare The more I try to be rare, the more I realize I'm everywhere We’re all running in circles, trying to look left when the crowd looks right But we're all looking left at the exact same manufactured light (Pre-Chorus - CODY, Melodic Vocal, Building) I got the custom filter, I got the vintage flaw Trying to rewrite the basic human nature law The truth is, we're all desperate to escape the main plot But the script is pre-written, whether we like it or not (Chorus - CODY & ELI, HUGE, Anthemic Pop-Punk Hook) This is the Game of Uniqueness! And everybody loses We're fighting for the badge, but the algorithm chooses We dress up like originals, we sound like the past The faster we run, the quicker the conformity lasts We're running from the basic, but we're heading for the same Trapped in the hollow promise of a self-obsessed game (Verse 2 - ELI, Cynical Rap, Focusing on Digital Performance) The final boss of this level is genuine thought 'Cause the system rewards the template that can easily be taught We’re selling our individuality for validation clicks Chasing the next trend before the current one sticks We change our hair, change our style, change the music we claim to love Hoping that one piece will lift us high above The sea of carbon copies, the clones in the queue But the "unique" club is crowded, and membership costs you It’s a popularity contest disguised as a quest for the soul Fighting to be different, losing all control. (Pre-Chorus - CODY, Melodic Vocal, Building) I got the custom filter, I got the vintage flaw Trying to rewrite the basic human nature law The truth is, we're all desperate to escape the main plot But the script is pre-written, whether we like it or not (Chorus - CODY & ELI, HUGE, Anthemic Pop-Punk Hook) This is the Game of Uniqueness! And everybody loses We're fighting for the badge, but the algorithm chooses We dress up like originals, we sound like the past The faster we run, the quicker the conformity lasts We're running from the basic, but we're heading for the same Trapped in the hollow promise of a self-obsessed game (Bridge) Maybe the real uniqueness was in not caring at all Maybe the real victory was standing outside the wall But the fear of being boring is too big a fight (Chorus - CODY & ELI, HUGE, Anthemic Pop-Punk Hook) This is the Game of Uniqueness! And everybody loses We're fighting for the badge, but the algorithm chooses We dress up like originals, we sound like the past The faster we run, the quicker the conformity lasts We're running from the basic, but we're heading for the same Trapped in the hollow promise of a self-obsessed game
