[Intro] (tight funk bass, one nervous guitar stab) And you may ask yourself... what is a buildathon? [Verse 1] Well — here we are, we crossed the street Came from Field Nation, still full from lunch to eat Fiftieth floor, they call it the Stars The whole of Minneapolis behind the glass, and it's ours Round tables, facing front, six seats across Nobody's really sure who's the boss [Pre-Chorus] And you may ask yourself — how do I connect? And you may ask yourself — what network do I select? Letting the days go by... type the letters in [Chorus] Hilton conference! (that's the name) Curio, twenty twenty-six! (that's the game) We're online, we're online, oh Same as it ever was — but different, here we go! It's an A-I buildathon (buildathon!) We don't know what that means (what does it mean?) But this one — this one — might be the coolest thing we've seen [Verse 2] Now hackathons, sometimes they let you down You leave with a t-shirt and a little frown No time to get tired, no time to fade We just ate, we're wide awake, the plans are laid Six across and all facing the front Everybody here is on the hunt [Pre-Chorus] And you may tell yourself — this is not my beautiful code And you may tell yourself — this is not my usual road Letting the days go by... something's different this time [Chorus] Hilton conference! (that's the name) Curio, twenty twenty-six! (that's the game) We're online, we're online, oh Same as it ever was — but different, here we go! It's an A-I buildathon (buildathon!) We don't know what that means (what does it mean?) But this one — this one — might be the coolest thing we've seen [Bridge] (spoken, tense, hi-hat driving) Fifty floors up... city down below... Wires in the tables... signal's got to flow... Curio... Curio... twenty twenty-six... Same as it ever was... same as it ever was... (vocals lift) Ohhh — but not today! Today we BUILD! [Outro] (full band, euphoric) Letting the days go by! (build it!) Water flowing underground! (build it!) Fiftieth floor and the future's coming round Same as it ever builds... same as it ever builds... (fade)
