They made him famous. They just had to erase him first. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CHARACTER LORE: Leonard was once a man who sold pieces of himself to megacorporations in exchange for cybernetic enhancements, success, and ultimately fame. The implants fractured his identity and created the Giggly Bufoon: a manic, flamboyant alter ego who eventually became more valuable to the corporations — and the public — than Leonard himself. Now the frontman of the industrial punk metal band Distortion, Leonard has everything: money, a penthouse, VIP passes and millions of eyes watching him. What he no longer truly owns is himself. “Feed the Machine” uses Leonard’s story as a metaphor for modern celebrity and the pressure to become a perpetual content machine. Identity, trauma and even suffering are packaged, branded and monetized for an audience that always wants more. Leonard may be falling apart live on camera, but as long as the numbers keep going up, the machine is working exactly as intended. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* [Verse] I sold my face I leased my voice I call it loss They call it "choice" Piece by piece The old flesh is dead Leaving just scars And a voice in my head AHAHAHAHAHAH! [Prechorus] They bought the boy Trademarked the clown I'm the king of trash A brand name's my crown They don't need me But they need him Cause he's the body While I'm just a limb [Chorus] Feed the machine Make me a meme While I'm dying Straight on livestream Feed the machine Make me a meme While we are both Stuck in the scheme [Verse] The sponsor sees The factory buys Trauma has a patron And all seeing eyes Each piece of mine Now has a price tag But look, he made millions Why shouldn't we brag? AHAHAHAHAHAH! [Prechorus] They buried the man Branded the buffoon I'm just a pile of flesh Bought by a tycoon I don't own my name I don't own my face They only want him I'm just taking up space [Chorus] Feed the machine Make me a meme While I'm dying Straight on livestream Feed the machine Make me a meme While we are both Stuck in the scheme [Bridge] Penthouse. VIP pass. Sold out. First class. Everybody knows him. Nobody knows me. You don't lose anything. There is nothing to see. (Not anymore) [Final chorus] Feed the machine Make me a meme While I'm dying Straight on livestream Feed the machine Make me a meme While we are both Stuck in the scheme [Outro] They bought my blood. They bought my name. But look at those numbers. (We're doing great.) AHAHAHAHAHAH!
