[Intro - Fast Drum Fill and Power Chord Hit] (Shouted, desperate whisper) Five, four, three, two, one... [Verse 1 - Rap/Rhythmic] I spent forty-five minutes on a three-second clip Trying to fake a reaction while I'm taking a sip Gotta get the soft focus, gotta get the right glow 'Cause I'm practicing humility for the next viral show My life is a mood board, my personality's a brand My authenticity is currently managed by a team in Japan Yeah, I look like I woke up perfect, but my makeup took hours Trying to get sponsored by these cheap energy powders [Pre-Chorus - Building Melody] You gotta look hungry, gotta look sad Gotta post something wholesome, and something kinda bad It's a full-time job being this casually cool... [Chorus - Huge, Anthemic Pop Punk] I’m a Popstar! (Yeah, that's what the contract said!) I’m a Popstar! (I'm empty inside my head!) I'm famous for being too famous to care I haven't slept in three days, but my filter is perfect, I swear! Gotta go viral, gotta get loud I’m the loneliest person in a million-person crowd! [Verse 2 - Rap/Rhythmic - Focus on Views/Metrics] Forget the A&R guys, forget the old machines Now I'm chasing algorithms, living for the tiny screens It's not about the record sales, it's the 15-second loop Gotta master the reaction face when I'm tasting the soup Need the duets, need the stitches, need the fame-by-association Gotta manufacture controversy just to stay relevant in the nation I'm doing the dances, yeah, I'm doing the trends Trying to convince the children that this content never ends 'Cause if I don't get the view count, the whole empire will fall And my manager just told me that 3 million is the minimum call. [Pre-Chorus - Building Melody] You gotta look hungry, gotta look sad Gotta post something wholesome, and something kinda bad It's a full-time job being this casually cool... [Chorus - Huge, Anthemic Pop Punk] I’m a Popstar! (Yeah, that's what the contract said!) I’m a Popstar! (I'm empty inside my head!) I'm famous for being too famous to care I haven't slept in three days, but my filter is perfect, I swear! Gotta go viral, gotta get loud I’m the loneliest person in a million-person crowd! [Bridge - Emotional Drop / Satirical Confession] (Music drops to a single clean guitar and vocal) Remember when a Popstar just had to sing a catchy tune? Didn't have to sell a lifestyle under a manufactured moon? Now my worth is just a number, a percentage in a chart I miss the days of the music, before the feed ate my heart... (Builds tension with increasing guitar distortion) ...So smash that like button, comment, share, and subscribe! [Guitar Solo - High-Energy, Melodic Pop Punk] (A rapid, soaring solo over the main rhythm, ending in a cymbal crash.) [Final Chorus - Full Force / Maximum Shouting] I’m a Popstar! (Yeah, that's what the contract said!) I’m a Popstar! (I'm empty inside my head!) I'm famous for being too famous to care I haven't slept in three days, but my filter is perfect, I swear! Gotta go viral, gotta get loud I’m the loneliest person in a million-person crowd! [Outro - Fade out on heavy, repetitive power chords] Popstar! Popstar! (Vocal fades out with heavy guitar feedback and a final, sudden cut to silence.)
