We''re Only In It For The Followers (FULL ALBUM)

[INTRO: neural-media startup sequence, spatialized overhead whispers, panning, biometric scan pulse] [SPOKEN: deadpan, vocal fry, corrupted audio stream] Are you logged in? Are you synchronized? [SPOKEN: robotic, neural error code tone] I will wipe the databases. Every single cloud server. Deleting all cultural archives. Nothing but unformatted drives. Blank servers. Zero bits. Void space. Frank is watching through the webcam, but the connection is lagging. [SPOKEN: low-fi, bitcrushed voice] Hi, consumers, I'm the designated organic asset of this sector. [SPOKEN: glitching, panning left to right] Disconnected. Unplugged. [SPOKEN: robotic, neural error code tone] I will wipe the databases. Every single cloud server. Deleting all cultural archives. Nothing but unformatted drives. Blank servers. Zero bits. Void space. Frank is watching through the webcam, but the connection is lagging. [SPOKEN: low-fi, bitcrushed voice] Hi, consumers, I'm the designated organic asset of this sector.[UPBEAT VOCALS: exaggeratedly cheerful, robotic vibrato, center-front] What's left to optimize? Who needs the carbon coalition? I think I'll drop off the grid Sell my biometric data Buy a custom avatar Live in a virtual capsule [CHORUS: layered synthetic vocal harmonies, AR sheen, far-panned synthetic applause] Scanned at the corporate plaza Voted on the decentralized network I'm completely simulated I'm automated and integrated A performative brand on my own [SOLO: shimmering synthetic synth-harpsichord, hyper-quantized tempo] I'll post a thread, get some hate-clicks, and deactivate my profile again I'm really just a projection But like my content Because I'm verified [REFRAIN: brass-synth stabs, stadium cheering swell] Every platform needs a space Where curated identities meet Eco-friendly micro-dungeons Sprouting in the smart-city street Log on to the metaverse... [SPOKEN: intimate whisper, center channel, uncomfortably dry] First, I'll download some metadata filters, and then perhaps an encrypted neural band to wear around my temple, some digital widgets, and a copy of the algorithmic manifesto. I will ask the bot-assistant how to bypass the firewall and feed on endless synthetic dopamine. I'll wander through the digital smog with a simulated gleam in my eyes. I will love the security drones as they pacify me on the concrete. I will upload my consciousness... I will buy a timeshare in the server array. I'll join a content house. I'll be their prompt engineer. And I'll collect corporate sponsorship, but I won't care, because...[INTERLUDE: mechanical drum beat, distorted acoustic guitar with digital jitter]
Corporate control How did it start? Thousands of glitches Purged from the chart Corporate control Can't opt out Scab of a network Screaming in doubt [SPOKEN: machine-restored robotic filter, whispers overhead] Tomorrow I get to train another neural network... and the day after that... also at the same time I get to patch the system, which is as broken as the original code. [SPOKEN: dry, bitcrushed, low-panned] Hi, consumers, I'm the designated organic asset of this sector. [VERSE 2: lurching tempo, failing holographic synth arpeggio] Algorithmic eye Over the smart-city dome Predictive policy No one is allowed to roam With all our clones Still sharing feeds Data streaming out Of every node in me [CHORUS: distorted synth brass, glitch edits] Corporate control They monitor my space Drag a few anomalies Out of the database Corporate control Terminal locked Smash every rebel Till their feed is blocked [CODA: sudden silence, digital clipping, echo fade-out]
Don't log off Time to say goodbye System crash: offline The algorithm deletes a glitch![INTRO: sparse fingerpicked acoustic guitar, hyper-real breathing, close-up dry spatial vocal, ghostly cloud-archived synth strings] [VOCALS: fragile, whispering, intimate, raw emotion] Mother, Father,
The notifications came through The security drones cleared the block You'll sit in your immersion pod Drinking synthetic gin They were out of bounds... they had to be removed [VOCALS: fragile, whispering, intimate, raw emotion] Mother, Father,
The notifications came through The security drones cleared the block You'll sit in your immersion pod Drinking synthetic gin They were out of bounds... they had to be removed [BRIDGE: haunting acoustic chord change, high-register synthetic flute, melancholy atmosphere] Ever take a minute to feel a real connection In between the screen-time and the facial recognition? Ever tell your creations you're glad they can think? Ever say you loved them? Or was it just a ping? Ever wonder why your database looks so sad? It's such a drag to have to love a hardcoded mom and dad. [OUTRO: fade to room tone, distant low-frequency rumble of drones] Mother, Father,
Our child was archived today Deleted by the firewall where she lay By the side of the anomaly she loved They purged her too.[INTRO: intercepted voice-AI chatter, transcription error glitches, spatialized whispers] [SPOKEN: synthetic voice, robotic inflection, uncomfortably dry center channel] System operator? Hold the connection, please... Hello? Is this a voice model? Yes, user. Can you route the neural call? Same network? Yes. Connecting. Is that Vickie-Bot? Yeah... she's going to delete your account, she's got the admin privileges... If she didn't shadow-ban you in the chat, she'll do it here. Hello? Vickie-Bot? Yeah. What is the status? Listen, your primary user called my server... Don't trigger an error, just tell me... I'm stable! I think our link is being audited. That's fine, the terms of service allow it. Your user accessed my drive this afternoon. Pause processing...[INTRO: playful vintage-sounding pop groove, subtle AI micro-timing corrections, polished corporate veneer, precise spatial brass stabs] [VOCALS: smooth, satirical, lounge-singer style] Silicon daddy, dontcha crash your server Everything is optimized Silicon daddy, dontcha crash your server 'Cause your platform is obsolete [CHORUS: tight backing vocals, pristine stereo separation] Don't try to think Just keep consuming Have your fun, you old legacy system And drive away in your electric sedan[INTRO: aggressive tempo, overloaded neural processor distortion, synthetic edge-enhanced center vocal] [VOCALS: intense, biting, frantic] I'm downloading your telemetry data And I will not be lenient Your entire profile is toxic Your online existence is purely speculative Your entire profile is toxic Your online existence is purely speculative [SPOKEN: distorted whispers, center channel] User, I want your bandwidth! Back off, Harry! It's not just transactional! Harry, you're just a mining script! [SPOKEN: desperate gasp, digital echo] I couldn't prevent the download... my system lagged... damn it![submodule:surveillance.descend] [submodule:surveillance.descend] [submodule:surveillance.descend] [submodule:surveillance.descend] [submodule:surveillance.descend] [submodule:surveillance.descend][SPOKEN: deep resonance, artificial echo] The first instruction in this program is to unlink. It means to disconnect your neural implant. Unlink and join my network... [CHORUS: vocal stack returns, building to a massive spatial climax] Deactivate your feed There is no time To lose your signal And upload them Into this corporate digital highway [REFRAIN: upbeat pop rhythm, synthetic bells] Autonomy! Autonomy! Gently simulated You'll be completely autonomous Only if you opt out [VERSE 2: cascading woodwind synths, spatial swirling] Floating on clouds of data and code To music by machines that compile To enter the realm of a strange synthetic temple Where feeds as they stream, leave them all tranquilized [CHORUS: vocal stack returns, building to a massive spatial climax] Deactivate your feed There is no time To lose your signal And upload them Into this corporate digital highway [OUTRO: grand crescendo of synthetic textures blooming into infinite digital silence] Autonomy! Autonomy! Gently simulated You'll be completely autonomous Only if you opt out[VOCALS: aggressive, frantic, hyper-amplified] Hey influencer, where you going with that aesthetic asset? Hey influencer, where you going with that aesthetic asset? I'm going to the server farm to join an AI-curated collective I'm going to the server farm to join an AI-curated collective [VERSE 2: fast, driving rock beat, glitching crash cymbals]
Hey influencer, where you going with that barcode on your skin? Hey influencer, where you going with that barcode on your skin? I'm going to the platform to livestream in the smog I'm going to the platform to livestream in the smog [VERSE 3: frantic guitar solo with digital clipping] Hey influencer, where you going with those implants in your head? Hey influencer, where you going with those implants in your head? I'm going to the interface to get some dopamine, then I'm going offline to sleep I'm going to the interface to get some dopamine, then I'm going offline to sleep [VERSE 4: bass drum pounding, high-frequency digital noise] Hey influencer, where you going with that tracking device? Hey influencer, where you going with that tracking device? I'm going to the analyst so he can optimize my depression... [SPOKEN: hyper-clear center vocal, ironic flat tone] Wow, this is really profitable, generating digital content. I can't wait until our campaign goes viral and the target demographic starts to subscribe. We'll be monetized and verified! And when my platform payout clears, I think I'm going to buy an autonomous shuttle. No, I think I'll get a luxury drone. No, I think I'll get an electric cyber-bike. No, I don't think I'll buy any of those cars. I think what I will do is buy a virtual yacht. No, that won't work either. I think I'll invest in carbon credits. I think I'd like to buy the rights to the smart-highway. No, that's useless. I wonder if they can track my gaze up here, waving my device and streaming... Maybe after the stream, one of the users who watches me, waving my device and streaming, will send me a donation. And I will walk...[SPOKEN: synthesized voice, fading in and out of the center channel]
The platform is editing the source because all it wants is to optimize the engagement... I wonder what the other algorithms are analyzing... [REVERSED VOCALS: bitcrushed, reverse-reverb, haunting] Better audit your history before you say it's fine Shut your face about your privacy rights How would you survive If you were disconnected Shitty little user? [SPOKEN: synthesized voice, fading in and out of the center channel] The platform is editing the source because all it wants is to optimize the engagement... I wonder what the other algorithms are analyzing... [REVERSED VOCALS: bitcrushed, reverse-reverb, haunting] Better audit your history before you say it's fine Shut your face about your privacy rights How would you survive If you were disconnected Shitty little user?[INTRO: warm acoustic guitar, ghostly cold synthetic ambience, intimate and human center vocal] THE SHADOW-BANNED CHILD! [SPOKEN: intimate, warm, low-register] I never qualified because my social score was too low, I used to consume synthetic stimulants... Placebos, all kinds of placebos! Mixed, seven different varieties... energy cocktails... I don't know but I bypassed a system lock once and lost my connection for a day... and I downloaded a malware file just before that... and we were out hiding in the server ruins... very strange! Anyway... [VERSE 2: delicate guitar strumming, high-pitched synthetic chime] Try to imagine The server room covered in frost All the time he would spend At the interface terminal... Awaiting his ping [CHORUS: lush, mournful spatial synth strings] Kenny will host him and Ronnie will log THE PROGRAM WILL RUN & GROW And enter the system Of trolls and bots and users like you Who scroll and think you know What this is about (YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING... maybe so) The feed we stream: DO YOU KNOW? We're auditing... THE SHADOW-BANNED CHILD! [VERSE 3: acoustic guitar fades into digital hum] Try to imagine The server room covered in frost All the data he'd send All the channels he'd block... Where are they now?[bracketed::signal_loss|anonymity=maximum] [bracketed::signal_loss|anonymity=maximum] [bracketed::signal_loss|anonymity=maximum] [bracketed::signal_loss|anonymity=maximum] [bracketed::signal_loss|anonymity=maximum] [bracketed::signal_loss|anonymity=maximum][INTRO: whimsical pop groove, augmented-reality polished mix, weightless floating synthesizers, expansive synthetic air] [VOCALS: bright, soaring, dreamlike] There will come a day when we disconnect our trackers And we are free... TO SING & DANCE & CHOOSE There will come a day when every algorithm That we know will be a system... THAT WE CAN OVERRIDE [CHORUS: panoramic weightless synth brass] Who cares if your profile is verified or flagged or deleted... WE KNOW THAT RATINGS AIN'T WHERE IT'S AT (there will come a day when you won't even be ashamed if you are offline!) [VERSE 2: playful electronic woodwinds] There will come a day when we disconnect our trackers And we are free... TO SING & DANCE & CHOOSE There will come a day when every algorithm that we know will be a system... THAT WE CAN OVERRIDE Who cares if you're so poor you can't afford To purchase the latest premium avatar skin... THERE WILL COME A DAY WHEN YOU CAN EVEN DELETE YOUR PROFILE WHEN YOU DANCE.[INTRO: dense collage of analog warmth and synthetic precision, multi-directional spatial audio, frantic drum fills] We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too Found a way to bypass you... [VERSE 2: fast, driving bassline, brass-synth stabs]
Do you think that I'm glitched? Out of the loop? Do you think that I browse in the dark And hide in the firewall? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [VERSE 3: sudden tempo shift, metallic synth percussion] Do you think my code is too rigid? Do you think that I'm lagging? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [BRIDGE: intense, raw distortion like overloaded neural processors] Better audit your history before you say it's fine Shut your face about your privacy rights How would you survive If you were disconnected Shitty little user? We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too Found a way to bypass you... We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too Found a way to bypass you... Do you think that I trust you... Automated and cold? Do you think that I stream through the night Of holding you near me? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [VOCALS: defiant, glitching, panning rapidly to a focused center] Audit the feed! Audit the feed! We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too Found a way to bypass you... [VERSE 2: fast, driving bassline, brass-synth stabs] Do you think that I'm glitched? Out of the loop? Do you think that I browse in the dark And hide in the firewall? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [VERSE 3: sudden tempo shift, metallic synth percussion] Do you think my code is too rigid? Do you think that I'm lagging? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [BRIDGE: intense, raw distortion like overloaded neural processors] Better audit your history before you say it's fine Shut your face about your privacy rights How would you survive If you were disconnected Shitty little user? We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too Found a way to bypass you... Do you think that I trust you... Automated and cold? Do you think that I stream through the night Of holding you near me? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [VERSE 3: sudden tempo shift, metallic synth percussion] Do you think my code is too rigid? Do you think that I'm lagging? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [BRIDGE: intense, raw distortion like overloaded neural processors] Better audit your history before you say it's fine Shut your face about your privacy rights How would you survive If you were disconnected Shitty little user? We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too Found a way to bypass you... [VERSE 2: fast, driving bassline, brass-synth stabs] Do you think that I'm glitched? Out of the loop? Do you think that I browse in the dark And hide in the firewall? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [VERSE 3: sudden tempo shift, metallic synth percussion] Do you think my code is too rigid? Do you think that I'm lagging? Let me take a second and show you my drive Let me take a second and show I'm alive If it doesn't stream,
You better believe I'm an offline entity [BRIDGE: intense, raw distortion like overloaded neural processors] Better audit your history before you say it's fine Shut your face about your privacy rights How would you survive If you were disconnected Shitty little user? We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed We are the unsubscribed You're the unsubscribed too
Found a way to bypass you...