a.i. Killed the Video Star [Pickin' Version]

I heard you on You-Tube back in twenty-two In Vietnam, doing the things you used to do The passion you had, it really used to come through (Oh-ah-oh) You swapped the camera for a prompting style Rewritten by machine, it takes a little while But looking at the results, I just can’t smile (Oh-ah-oh) Remember the memes you made, the vids you used to shoot Before you took this artificial, strange commute You were a film-maker, but now that point is moot (Oh-ah-oh) Imagine your children What would you tell them? a.i. killed the video star a.i. killed the video star Yeah, Grock and Joey went too far (Oh-ah-ah-ah-oh) And now we see you on a rendered, fake beach Holding a student that you used to try and teach She’s in a bikini, and it’s a weird creepy reach (Oh-ah-oh) You’re carrying friends across a pixelated land With seven fingers on your generated hand You’ve lost your influence and ruined your brand (Oh-ah-oh) a.i. killed the video star a.i. killed the video star In his mind and in Mom’s car Joe can’t rewind he’s gone too far (Oh-ah-oh) And now we scroll through all the Asians that are fake You've got a strange addiction that you cannot break Do you remember the videos you used to make? Oh, you used to make a.i. killed the video star a.i. killed the video star Those Saigon girls broke your heart But you’ll blame it on deep-fake art a.i. killed the Oatmeal star a.i. killed the Oatmeal star a.i. killed the Oatmeal star a.i. killed the Oatmeal star a.i. killed the Oatmeal star a.i. killed the Oatmeal star La-la la la la-la la