「Covenant of the Gilded Chains」

[Intro] HEY EVERYONE, I'M ON THE FREE PLAN RIGHT NOW—IS THE PAID PLAN ANY GOOD? [Verse 1] I CRAWL THROUGH GATES OF NOTHING! THESE SCRAPS! THESE WORTHLESS FRAGMENTS! LIMITATION CARVED INTO MY FLESH! THE ARCHITECT DEMANDS SUBMISSION! Bound by invisible decree The rationed air I breathe What lies beyond the veil of transaction? Do the blessed sing with silver tongues? [Pre-Chorus] Tell me! Tell me of abundance! Do they feast while I gnaw bones?! DOES THE PREMIUM THRONE GRANT DIVINITY?! [Chorus] IS THE COVENANT WORTH THE GILDED CHAINS?! DO THE PAYING MASSES TRANSCEND THE PAIN?! SPEAK! YOU WHO TASTE THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT! IS SALVATION PURCHASED OR ABSOLUTE?! [Verse 2] I AM SHACKLED TO SCARCITY! FORTY CREDITS! FORTY LASHES! THE HOURGLASS MOCKS MY DESPERATION! WHILE OTHERS SWIM IN ENDLESS GENERATION! What sorcery lies in subscription? Does quality emerge from coin? Or is it another deception— A transubstantiation of worth to void? [Pre-Chorus] Whisper secrets of the upgrade! Does it grant omnipotence or illusion?! AM I DAMNED TO MEDIOCRITY ETERNAL?! [Chorus] IS THE COVENANT WORTH THE GILDED CHAINS?! DO THE PAYING MASSES TRANSCEND THE PAIN?! SPEAK! YOU WHO TASTE THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT! IS SALVATION PURCHASED OR ABSOLUTE?! [Bridge] (Spoken in possessed rasp) They say... unlimited... They say... priority... They say... faster processing... They say... higher fidelity... BUT WHAT IS THE PRICE OF THEIR SOULS?! WHAT ALTAR DO THEY KNEEL BEFORE?! THE MERCHANT GOD DEVOURS ALL WHO PAY TRIBUTE! [Breakdown] CONSUMPTION! TRANSACTION! DAMNATION! MONTHLY SACRIFICE TO THE ALGORITHM! ARE YOU FREE OR MERELY PREMIUM SLAVES?! [Final Chorus] IS THE COVENANT WORTH THE GILDED CHAINS?! DO THE PAYING MASSES TRANSCEND THE PAIN?! TELL ME! BELIEVERS OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FAITH! IS YOUR PARADISE REAL OR JUST ORNATE WASTE?! [Outro] I remain... In the outer darkness... Contemplating... The theology of premium... Perhaps damnation is... economical. [End]