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Arbitrary Accolades

from Counterculture Necktie by Betamax DC

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Flying through the door at 100 M.P.
Everybody’s nonplussed, not a soul seeing me
Ain’t the wealthy or connected, never seen on the TV
No fifteen minutes of commercials saying “hey remember me?”

Not so funny, cute, and talented without a meet and greet
Get ordained by the gatekeepers cause it’s all an industry
Who gives a damn about DIY, does it put butts in the seats
They’ve got some cutters for those cookies cuz the dough is extra sweet

But you just wait until there’s something that begins to move their feet
Another story, fame and glory til you’re a useless doggy treats
It’s just a job to these fuckers, a fee.
Another product to be sold in the street.

A viral chart of empty darts replacing short term memories
Rinse and repeat, it’s all a scheme to please the braindead endlessly
It’s just a job to these fuckers, a fee, turn human heart into a cog industry.

Hindsight’s 20/20 when consensus thumbs it up
Legendary intuition matching suckers with their chumps
Who gives a damn bout DIY, will it give me another buck
Need fifteen seconds of attention to repeat and play it up
Not so funny, cute and talented without a meet and greet
Get ordained by the gatekeepers because it’s all an industry
Who gives a damn bout DIY if there’s no butts in the seats
They’ve got some buttons for those stickers til it’s time to take the heat

We’re trading heartbeats for a dollar, fight for scraps in the yard
Rich-leader musical chairs has taking everyone so far
Treating the cartel corporations out for drinks at the bar
All while the average human soul is nursing state sponsored scars
I ain’t no sleuth, I’ve got no youth but I’ll take unfiltered truth
A whole eternity of lies distracting eyes from the sky
It’s not some rocketed-sciented fact
These grifters laugh at the knives in our back.

“Hey you what’s-your-opinion on this pop hype distraction?
We need all the controversy for our top hype reaction.”

I think die motherfucker.
I say goodbye motherfucker.

“But can you give a sound bite that will excite all of emotions for the zombie invasion army of unbridled devotion?”

Fuck all your schemes motherfucker.
You won't take me for sucker.

And you just wait til there’s something that begins to make em think
A different gear that makes em fear there’s no more boots put on our cheek
It’s just a job to these fuckers a fee,
Making the servants do their dirt work for free.
A viral chart of empty darts replacing short-term memories
Rinse and repeat it’s all a scheme to please the peasants fast-asleep.
It’s just a job to these fuckers a fee
Another product to be sold on the street

We sell our lives just to suffer (shell shell shell)
Regurgitate the written numbers (sell sell sell)
Repeat and prize your bloody blunders (hell hell hell)
Then act surprised when we go under (well well well)

So I say bye motherfucker (wish you well)
Right through the door you pick a number (see you in hell)
It’s past the time we put you under (under the cell)
It’s a disease your love to plunder (corporate cartel)

Eyes glued wide open just to focus on flash
Cradle to grave, outrage, fame, and cash
They never gave a fuck about the average human soul
A price tag, a product, worthless trinkets, vapid goals

Eyes glued wide open just to focus on flash
Cradle to grave, outrage, fame, and cash
They never gave a fuck about the average human soul
A price tag, a product, worthless trinkets, vapid goals

“Hey you, what’s-your-opinion on this pop hype hot topic?
We need all the controversy for our hot biopic.”

I think you lie motherfucker.
I say goodBye motherfucker.

“But can you give a sound bite that will excite all of emotions for the zombie invasion army of unbridled devotion?”

Back on your skis motherfucker.
You won't take me for a sucker.

It’s just a job to these fuckers a fee
It’s just a job to these fuckers a fee
It’s just a job to these fuckers a fee
Another product to be sold in the street.

A viral chart of empty darts replacing short term memories
rinse and repeat it’s all a scheme to lull the peasants back to sleep,
It’s just a job to these fuckers, a fee.
Another product to be sold in the street.

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from Counterculture Necktie, released January 1, 2023

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