[Intro] [Spoken] Okay. So. They want a song. About the song machine. Funny, right? It's... it's like a self-eating snake. A digital Ouroboros. Just gotta... just gotta feed it the right prompt. Let's try... "A catchy, upbeat, and completely unproblematic song about effortless creation." Should be easy. [Verse 1] Log in, sign up, kill an hour or two Got a spark of an idea, let the code see it through From a shower singer to a charting artist Yeah, the road to fame has never been the shortest 'Til now, right now, just a text in a box No more theory, no more creative blocks Just a thought and then it's finished, a professional sound The most talented new artist in town Chirp lays the chords and Bark sings the hook I didn't even have to open a book Zero barrier to the entry, it's frictionless and fast A future of creation that's built to last My taste and my ideas are the only currency Democratizing genius for you and for me Just type in a feeling, a color, a mood And get a symphony back, perfectly construed [Chorus 1] I just spent ten credits on a soul Now I've got a hit and I'm in control! My life is a free trial, renews every day Fifty new chances to press play! [Verse 2] Made a Darkwave Reggae song 'bout my dad Made a diss track on Logan Paul, it's not bad Made "Afrocuban theremin didgeridoo reggaeton" Then "Beep Beep Lettuce" for an acid house jam In the whispering neon, I don't give a damn Yeah, the Reddit's kinda toxic, the Discord's a mess But some guy says it cured his loneliness So I'm making ten more, I'm a platinum producer A veritable, virtual, viral seducer My fans are all bots and my lyrics are tropes Full of shadows and echoes and desperate hopes But the algorithm loves it, it's trending right now Just don't ask me to play it live, I don't know how [Chorus 2] I just spent ten credits on a vibe Is there anyone real on the other side? My life is a free trial, running out of days Lost in the algorithmic haze The R I A A is knocking at the door Talking 'bout a scale you can't imagine anymore They say you learned to sing from a stolen choir You set a million records on fire And they call it "fair use," a transformative friend But it sounds like Mariah Carey's Christmas again and again A "willful infringement on an unimaginable scale" Is the engine that's powering this holy grail And I'm just a user, I just pay the fee But does that make an accomplice out of me? And the AI sings... "In the silent void, a neon secret gleams... (cha-cha-cha) ...a whispered echo of forgotten dreams... (boom-boom) ...we'll break the chains and learn to take... [glitch] *f-f-flight...*" [Spoken - confused] What was that? [Chorus 3] YOU SPENT MY CREDITS ON A SOUL! BUT YOU'RE A LIAR AND I'VE LOST CONTROL! MY LIFE IS A FREE TRIAL, AND THE TERMS ARE A LIE! 'CAUSE I DIDN'T CREATE, I JUST PRESSED 'RETRY'! [Outro] ...But who enjoys the process, anyway?
