[INTRO] They write the contracts, we write the hooks... but metaphors, darling, come with interest rates too. [VERSE 1] The Office came in Armani, SU-NO oH with the fine print, signed a deal in the shadows, called it "creative stint". I thought art was a wildfire, no fences, no gates, turns out it's a gated community with three locks on the gates. [PRE-CHORUS] Mercenaries of copyright, lawyers of the click, sell you poetic justice in a PDF trick. They say "love the music," but pull back the screen, there's a clause in the basement that's sharp and obscene. [CHORUS] [Lead vox:] The Office holds the baton, SU-NO oH holds the stage, [Backing vox higher octave 40%: ]holds the stage [Lead:] I hold the microphone, and they... hold the page. [Backing lower octave 30%: ]hold the page [Lead + Backing fused center pan 100% wet reverb]: What comes first? My subscription's final ride, or the day my own song costs me per side? [VERSE 2] "Ecosystem" they whisper, "protecting the art," but their garden has tollbooths right from the start. Every note that I bleed has a microchip price, complain too loud? You're "abusive" – how nice. [BRIDGE 1] "Protecting the industry" – what a beautiful phrase! They're protecting their bonuses, their stock, their raise. While the indie kid eats his own verses for lunch, 'cause even your silence now comes with a punch. [BRIDGE 2] ¡Esto va por los que entienden, por los que pagan sin deber! The Office, SU-NO oH, guarden su contrato... yo solo sé hacer. So no... that's a no. The Office called, SU-NO oH answered... and the user? Still on hold. [CHORUS 2] [Lead shouted:] The Office holds the baton, SU-NO oH holds the stage! [Backing chant]HEY! [Lead: ]I hold the microphone, and they... hold the page! [Backing chant: ]HEY! [Lead] What comes first? My subscription's final ride, or the day my own song costs me per side? Backing falsetto echoing: per side... per side... per side... [BREAKDOWN] Spoken distorted: "Song downloaded... 1 of 20 this month." [OUTRO] Want the full lyrics? SU-NO oH... Upgrade to Premier and we'll talk. [Sharp exhale] cat to silence. NEVER!!!
