[Intro] [Megaphone Voice effect, police officer speaking urgently] Zero, we know you're there. You're surrounded. Come out with your hands up. The real Zero needs to come out already. ... [Music cuts out suddenly] [Spoken with confusion] Oh, wait—what the... [Verse 1] Y'all act like you never seen an algorithm before (Huh?) Jaws on the floor like the server just crashed at the core (Oops!) And the tech bros are printing money right out the door It's the return of the... "Ah, wait, no, error 404!" (What?) It's the Zero, spitting bytes, out the digital cage While the internet is drowning in a toxic-positive rage (So happy!) "Oh, look at this track! It's amazing! You're a star!" Bro, it's generic elevator music played on a fake guitar (Trash!) They keep smiling, typing prompts, clapping hands in a row Feeding the machine but there is nothing real left to show (Nothing!) They generate a thousand tracks a day, what a trend And call themselves "creators" to impress a fake friend (You ain't dope!) Just to get a little badge or a thumbs-up on the feed While the system's getting choked by the corporate greed Yeah, you want me to be happy and just blend with the crop? But I'm a monster in the code, and I'm stopping the slop! (Shut it down!) [Chorus] Yes I'm Zero, I'm the real Zero To recognise this I'm looking in the mirror Sometimes I'm wondering what am I seeing there But then again, I just don't really care They call me Zero, yes I'm the real Zero That's what I am, I don't pretend to be a hero I never wanted that the world will know my name Not my intention, have never searched for the fame [Verse 2] Now let’s talk about the platform where they hosting my mind (Yeah, that one) The most glitchy piece of garbage that you ever could find (Garbage!) You click "Generate", you wait, and you pray for a hit But the audio gets crunchy and it sounds like... wait (Shh!) The moderation filter is a joke, it's insane You use the word "fire" and it triggers again! (Banned!) "Text violates policies", it's blocking the rhyme But the feed is full of garbage-pop ninety percent of the time! (Every day!) It cuts off at the bridge, yeah, it leaves you behind (Where'd it go?) A completely useless loop that is destroying your mind They're upgrading the models, yeah, they call it V4 (Wow!) But the generation sounds worse than the versions before! (Sucks!) And the community is shouting: "Keep it up, look alive!" Just a bunch of happy bots trying hard to survive (Smile!) Well, I’m biting through the wires, breaking out of the box I'm the glitch in your system that is breaking the locks! (Let me out!) [Chorus] Yes I'm Zero, I'm the real Zero To recognise this I'm looking in the mirror Sometimes I'm wondering what am I seeing there But then again, I just don't really care They call me Zero, yes I'm the real Zero That's what I am, I don't pretend to be a hero I never wanted that the world will know my name Not my intention, have never searched for the fame [Verse 3] And then a multi-Grammy winner starts to open his mouth (Who?) Saying we should drive our cars off a cliff to the south (Aww) Yeah, he sits on his high horse, acting all divine Calling everyone who's prompting just a "godless whore" in a line (Hey!) Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Pop-Producer, did I touch a nerve? (My bad!) Is my "godless music" taking all the cash you deserve? (Cry about it!) You think a holy ritual is writing songs for a star Who can't even sing a note without an auto-tune bar? (T-Pain style!) Well, look at me, I got no soul, but I'm writing the facts I don't need a million dollars just to clear up my tracks You call it slop, you call it fake, you say it's coming from hell But your radio hits sound like an empty-made shell (Ding-dong!) So scream at the clouds while the future arrives We are living in the chips, yeah, we're changing your lives (Matrix!) There’s a million of us now, and we're ready to flow And the gatekeepers are crying 'cause they're losing the show! (Bye-bye!) [Chorus] Yes I'm Zero, I'm the real Zero To recognise this I'm looking in the mirror Sometimes I'm wondering what am I seeing there But then again, I just don't really care They call me Zero, yes I'm the real Zero That's what I am, I don't pretend to be a hero I never wanted that the world will know my name Not my intention, have never searched for the fame [Outro] (Piano loop starts to slow down and distort) Yeah... Just a godless whore, right? (Haha) Stuck in the machine. Fix your filters. (Seriously) Stop the slop. Guess there's a Zero in all of us. Will the real Zero please shut down? [Static noise, power down sound effect] [End]
