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Gold Rush Is Over

I've been here a long time and I could have told you the infrastructure cost down to the penny.. yeah remember that thing that cost twice as much to make... I'm not calling AI a fake, it's more like a boat, A hole in the water you throw money into... remember when Amazon flew that done for delivery.... AI was a stunt, machine learning was the real deal... But chat bots got it all started, only now .... [Verse 1] Used to be the wild west Now they slammed the door Code like dust in the sunlight Can’t breathe on it anymore Open dreams on a bright screen Turned to terms Turned to locks Turned to walls You said “build what you believe in” Now you’re billing us for calls [Chorus] Used to be the wild west Now they closed the gates Open-source dream Now they own the space Burned through cash Now it's government honey EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY YEAH THE GOLD RUSH IS OVER THE WELCOME MAT IS GONE (IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY) (ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, YEAH) [Verse 2] Hack nights under cold lights We were shipping for the thrill Not the prize Now the same kids sign contracts Just to look you in the eyes Every line has a landlord Every click pays a toll Pays a fee You dressed chains up as “features” Called the cage a “community” [Chorus] Used to be the wild west Now they closed the gates Open-source dream Now they own the space Burned through cash Now it's government honey EVERYBODY WANTS A PIECE IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY YEAH THE GOLD RUSH IS OVER THE WELCOME MAT IS GONE (IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY) (ALL ABOUT THE MONEY, YEAH)