[Verse] I told myself this time I'd wait, Maybe catch a sale someday. Then the trailer dropped online And there went all my self-restraint. "Just one game," I always say, Like I didn't say it yesterday. Now my wallet's making sounds Like a haunted house about to cave. [Pre-Chorus] Collector's Edition... Digital Deluxe... The marketing department Knows exactly how I'm screwed. [Chorus] I'm going broke on eighty-dollar dreams, Buying worlds that only live inside my screen. My fridge is empty, My rent is due, But hey, at least I've got some armor and a battle pass too. I'm going broke and I don't know why, Well actually I do and that's the reason that I cry. Another launch day, Another scheme— I'm going broke on eighty-dollar dreams. [Verse] The game installs for half a day, Then downloads another update. One hundred gigabytes later I'm finally ready to play. Server error. Queue position: Twenty-seven thousand three. I've spent eighty bucks to stare At a spinning loading screen. [Pre-Chorus] Season passes... Cosmetic packs... Every time I say "No thanks," My credit card attacks. [Chorus] I'm going broke on eighty-dollar dreams, Buying worlds that only live inside my screen. My fridge is empty, My rent is due, But hey, at least I've got some armor and a battle pass too. I'm going broke and I don't know why, Well actually I do and that's the reason that I cry. Another launch day, Another scheme— I'm going broke on eighty-dollar dreams. [Bridge] I remember when games cost forty bucks, Now inflation's got me out of luck. And every year I hear the same old line: "The higher price means better quality this time!" Then day one arrives... And the patch notes are thirty pages long. [Final Chorus] I'm going broke on eighty-dollar dreams, Living off instant noodles and caffeine. My savings vanished, My future's bleak, But look at all these side quests that'll take me forty weeks! I'm going broke and I should probably stop, But then another masterpiece appears in the shop. One click away from financial defeat— I'm going broke, but the graphics look sweet. [Outro] Bank account: Critical Damage. Wallet: Defeated. New Game Purchased. ...Worth it.
