1. |
Datscape OS
00:10
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2. |
I'm Going to be Famous
03:56
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Threw my backpack on the floor
And rushed right to the new office desk
They finally gave me a chance
And now I have my own computer set
It took a while to turn on
I was waiting on the startup for a minute or three
Move the cursor to that big blue E
Now a new world’s unfolded that I’ve never seen
Talk to someone that’s miles away
See cool facts about my favorite games
An endless stream of images (oh no)
I don’t think that’ll be unseen
People making art with images galore
There’s also cool videos and new music to download
This can’t be too hard, my friends say I’m a funny guy
Just get a camera and have a good time
I’m going to be famous
It’s been my dream all this time
I’m going to be famous
This worldwide web has opened my eyes
Uploading to the web
And get my friends involved on the mess
Get excited after 5 whole views
With a 4 star rating we are the best
And months go on
But some people say that we’re doing a good job
We might get bullied at school
But when we’re here we don’t have to deal with these fools
I’m going to be famous
It might take longer than I thought
I’m going to be famous
We just hit our 10th follower
I don’t know what I’m doing at all
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3. |
Talk
04:09
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I’m all alone
Can’t see anyone in person
The people I know
We want to grow closer
I know a place where we could all go
Where everyone you meet will send you love
No misery or hate only my friends
Here with me
We can finally talk
I’m free to speak my mind
So many friends that I haven’t met
But I just need to talk
Slight hesitation
But posting gets easier
Still ridiculed in public
But this will stop as long as I talk
It overtakes every day every night
What’s the next conversation in our sight
I don’t know
but I’ll just stay and talk
Talk about games, Talk about life
Talk about some cool thing I found online
Hey I need to show you something
So we’ll go and talk
Talk to everyone
Cause every one is jumping to the site
Talk about everything
It doesn’t matter to you It doesn’t matter me
So let’s go and find what we want to see
Talk about games, Talk about sports
Talk about places, talk about porn
Talk about how bad you feeling in the john
Talk about friends, Talk about life
Talk about jerks who gave you a fight
Talk about how this website’s ruining your life
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4. |
Social
03:03
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L-O-L that last part was a joke
I’m so glad we can talk again
More people join the group
Ecstatic to talk but so many to choose
And so begins the social experiment
It feels so new
Add some new friends
And add some that are old
I add my cousin
That I don’t even know
The overwhelming freedom
Feels so good
With these friends overflowing
There’s nothing I couldn’t do
Ping each other at any moment that we can
Just to kill some time with my best of friends
Let’s go check on what others are saying
I’m sure it’s positive… oh no
So many circles with my name
Talking shit, so jealous of my fame
I can’t escape the pain from the world
Taking insults I think I’m gonna hurl
I can’t ignore these slights of my name
Left alone to deal with the pain
And hours pass
but I won’t give up the fight
Hundreds of comments
Made right before your eyes
More chime in
To validate my tears
I’m so exhausted
And left in fear
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5. |
Comments (Pt. 1)
01:34
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6. |
Afraid to Post
02:52
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Sit with a smile
And pretend that it doesn’t bother you
Leave for a while
And expect the ridicule to go away
But it just stays
The topic goes on
But I can scroll back to the pain
I should move on
And find another place
Too bad
I’m afraid to post today
I’m too afraid to post today
Those people are the same
But I want to like them
Just shut my mouth and stick around
Just to see what they have to say
Interesting stories
That are too weird to be true
Some stupid comments and dumb remarks
Profanity that’s overused
I get so angry
And try to speak my mind
But I remember the pain
And quietly resign
If you wouldn’t
Do the same
You’ve got some guts
But I doubt you have a brain
I’m afraid to post today
I’m too afraid to post today
The constant pressure
Of trying to look cool
One deviation
And I’m propped as the fool
Step away for a while
So my friends bring back my smile
I’m just afraid to post
Today
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7. |
Help Me Out
02:27
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Hey you people
Can you focus your attention on me?
I never thought I’d sing in public
But I need to reach my dream!
Could you help me out
Make sure to go and subscribe
Could you help me out
And always leave a like
Could you help me out
Don’t forget to show your friends
Could you help me out
Make sure you’re following
Are you following?
Could you support a small creator
And spread this song across the seven seas
Pretending to have an audience
When I’m only singing at a screen
It doesn’t matter if you stay
But I’d like you to
And if you do I’ll start to cry
In disbelief
It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea
And I guess that hurts
It doesn’t matter if you leave
So long and goodbye!
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8. |
I Want to be You
03:39
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Quick wit
and endless charm
Moving up real quick
Following them shouldn’t cause any harm
And their numbers keep rising
Growing every day
Seems like I’m summarizing
But we have an overnight success
I favorite every post
Try to unlock their elusive mystery
Taking so many notes
Now they’re trending on the front page
I feel so happy for them
But I think I’ve taken every wrong step
Their creations are so novel and cool
I envy your talent; I just want to be like you
I try to get closer
And name drop you in everything I make
You take notice
A reply saying that this was your fave
Instant success
Try to follow influential minds
Anxious for results
This upload will take all night
Our posts are similar lengths
I try to match your style and intonations
I found the songs you use
These mp3s that are royalty-free
I’m losing sight of who I am
They want individuals but they need to fit a mold
I’m lucky to have a good mentor
But I wish they could be something more
And the people keep joining
Views growing exponentially
We’ve been growing closer
Even if they haven’t realized it
Our growth is in the green
I’m only days away from catching up
We’re something more than a team
Don’t refer to each other by our usernames
I want to be like you
I wish I was you
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9. |
Parasocial
04:00
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Who are you?
I don’t remember you at all
Help me to rise
Now you’re not worth my time
Your presence is oppressive
Call me in the middle of the night
Your messages are excessive
I get pinged 300 times
An acquaintance so aggressive
I wish I could shake him off
But he just keeps following me
And I want to leave on good terms
But it never comes
He can’t take a hint
Please respond
You deserve my adoration and praise
The window should close
But I lurk at the ghost making brand new posts
You might not consider us friends
But I’ll watch your stuff and pretend what could have been
Moving on can be hard
I’ll drop by every now and then but I’m doing my own thing
It doesn’t matter to you
It doesn’t matter to me
Because we’re going to grow anyway we can
I don’t need your help
I don’t need your praise
Cause my account has so many friends
We’re feeling better now
We’re growing closer too
But I think I might need some space
Walls are closing in
It’s getting harder to breathe
Now I think I know how they felt
It doesn’t change
It never changes
This behavior
Predates the tool
Blind adoration
Free from ridicule
A cult of personality
Precedes their humanity
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10. |
Spotty Connection
02:06
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Can you hear me x5
I’m not coming through
But you have to know that I’m here
Can you see me x5
Your voice is coming through
But image is blurry
We haven’t talked in months
You know it takes two to have a conversation
It’s always the same topics and games
You’re always absorbed by the prospect of fame
I’ve considered burning the bridge
But there might be a day we can cross again
Can you hear me x5
I’m not coming through
But you have to know that I’m here
Can you hear me x5
I’ve disconnected
My provider is utter trash
Can you hear me x5
No one’s connected
And I have some peace of mind
Can you hear me x5
I’m all alone
But I’m free to be on my own
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11. |
Datascape 2.0
00:13
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12. |
Thick Skin
03:52
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Beaten down to the floor
Having nowhere to go
Sitting down all alone
And you’ve got nothing to SHOW for it
You should know the age old rule
If you want to come off so cool
If you ever hope to win
You need to have a thick skin
Never feel a thing
Emotions are a dangerous weapon
Use your anonymity
Manipulate the thread to get the outcome you intend
Alone among your peers
Starved of sympathy every year
Not knowing where to begin
You have your thick skin
Your enjoyment is rationed
Lacking all compassion
Interested in your fame
Every person is a pawn in your game
It’s all fun and games
It’s just text upon a screen
Toys to be played
So easy to persuade
Think about it every day
Feeling it’s the only way
Exorcising yourself
Transfer your demons to the message boards of hell
Every message
Has no impact
Kys is just some
Friendly advice
And if you don’t
Get the joke
Then you don’t
Belong on this site
Unwarranted
Paranoia
It’s justified
Being here too long
You have to
Act this way
At least that’s
What I keep seeing
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13. |
Comments (Pt.2)
02:11
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14. |
Reality
05:16
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Mixed messages
Did I read it wrong?
Disturbing Clarity
A face behind the screen
You’ve got them fooled
Fishing for sympathy
A stupid stunt
To gain popularity
It doesn’t feel right
This insincerity
But I’m showing weakness
To a random online creep
Conflicting viewpoints
Bleed beyond the screen
It’s harder to talk in person
I’ll avoid being seen
It’s all a game
So the goal’s always the same
Play it right
And you’ll be sitting nice
A relative died
But this forum won’t stay out of my sight
If that part’s interesting
Then why do you keep listening?
Engage
These things want to engage
Consume their product
And ask for more again
Engage
You must engage
Leave your life behind
And support this greater thing
It simply matters that you stay
But it’s your choice
And if you do you won’t regret
Supporting me
It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea
But it will in time
Remember this part most of all
And be fulfilled
It’s reality
Can you really care?
No one to trust
But plenty to follow my lead
I’ve made it here
All by myself
My plans put in motion
As they follow me
My cause is just
The best reality
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15. |
Click Click Click
03:53
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Left click to engage
Right click to remember
Middle scroll to keep it
Moving along
Left click to engage
Right click to remember
Middle scroll to keep it
Moving along x2
Left Mouse to engage
Now double-click to open this page
Seeing how long it took
Now we know that we’ve got you hooked
Now you’ve got the update
And we know you’re feeling real irate
Desktop’s gone awry
But there’s no reason to cry
We want what’s best
So let us go and change the rest
No need to screech to a halt
Just hide inside and stay on default
Left click to engage
Right click to remember
Middle scroll to keep it
Moving along x2
Right mouse to remember
Copy Paste to keep it on your mind
Tracking down your every action
Now don’t forget to save as…
Print out these webpage directions
Like you’re in 2005
Keep this between you and me
So we can avoid copyright
No need to improve
We’ll simplify it all just for you
You don’t know what you need
Let’s justify it by spamming your feed
Left click to engage
Right click to remember
Middle scroll to keep it
Moving along x2
Keep your eyes straight ahead
Our advertisers need to know what you said
Target ads they’re just what you need
Consume more we hear your pleas
The hope for humanity
A motto we follow closely
Business as usual
The benefit is mutual
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Sponsored
04:45
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It’s so fun at the top
If it wasn’t for you I would rot
And I come again for your good will
As I tell you a product that’s sure to get you thrilled
They’ll show up before the main show starts
Made from people with such pure hearts
So thankful to be a sponsor
Make sure to click the link down below
Check out this cool new app
Use the code before the discount goes
And all our heroes fall
Gotta make money somehow
Ad revenue is a joke
Two thousand views would make me broke
You’ve got to play the game
Or your fame slowly fades
Sell your soul away
So you can claim that you’re self-made
You claim to love it
You claim to love them
Push this shitty product
Into consumer hands
Down the rabbit hole
Well known secrets are retold
The more we see the deeper we go
Business deals with a ransom note
Outward Growth
And Inward degradation
These roots are rotten
To the very core
Use your platform
To push a better cause
Then get kicked out
For breaking the terms of service clause
And all these people fall
To the necessity of living at all
Misguided hopes of success
Ambitions cold and bereft
It doesn’t seem so bad
When you gave it all you had
But the system drops you off
As some passing fad
You have to end it
On Positive notes
Make sure that it’s finished
But no one needs to know
If you can’t take the pressure
Then you don’t belong here
I get so angry
But the dynamics bring the fear
I want to leave
But I need to eat
Perhaps this fame
Is my reality
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17. |
We Don't Decay
04:42
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The internet, once a wild web of opportunity defined by the unpredictability of success. After years of failure [defined by the lack of excessive increase in revenue] a formula surfaces. One not defined by longevity but the attractive allure of immediate recognition.
Leaders with no body
Leaders with no mind
A target so big
You’ll never find the bullseye
A small bit of Innocence
Left to be commodified
Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Mindless. Consumption. Production. A pendulum swinging; that will never decay. Never Decay. We. Never. Decay.
You won’t go away
You’ll take another’s song
And say it’s what you made
Hop on every trend
Advertise your piece
With some snarky little speech
Have my own resolve
Buy every small upstart
To strip it of its heart
Humanity necessitates our function. A unique, lawless space commodified into a familiar, malleable form controlled only by the influence of established regimes. Competitors become actors in the same production performed indefinitely.
Now. We. Remove. You.
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18. |
Datascape 3.1HF
00:17
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Bleeding out for months
They’re leaving by the bunch
Comments of support
Turn to bots with the same retort
Found out on my 6th alt account
Blacklist from the system with no hope of a fresh start
Misinformation spreads so far
Some blind defenders while other hate from the heart
It’s so unfair
What’s happened to me
I deserve a break
Don’t you agree?
Cause I Lost to the algorithm
Lost to the algorithm
This is my last resort
So come close and listen
To my tragic story
Lost to the algorithm
Lost to the algorithm
This isn’t doing numbers
So please go re-watch them
My humble employees
My last account
That hasn’t been purged
Is the only place
Where I can get exposure
Shout this out
To all corners
If we work together
We save others I’m sure
Account Suspension
Is currently in effect
A violation of
Terms and Services
A day away has felt so long
But this account is barren and falling apart
No connections and no friends
It’s what I deserve for playing this part
Cause I Lost to Algorithm
Lost to Algorithm
A victim of circumstances
But if I’m being honest
I have myself to blame
Lost to the algorithm
Lost to the algorithm
The system’s still at fault
But I must admit
That I still play along
Lost to the algorithm
Lost to the algorithm
If you want to know what happened
Then watch an hour video
And see the downfall of me
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20. |
Alone
04:23
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All alone
With nothing left to show
When no one says goodbye
No shoulder’s there to cry on
A voice with no sound
And the audience has shut you down
A discarded toy
With my whole career destroyed
Oh they never see
The good parts of me
Their curiosity
Is simply in my dreams
Made-up arguments
From imaginary friends
No one to despise
Just relevance denied
And I’m seeking their approval
Approval of me
My friends are all away
So I’ve disassociate
Stuck inside my head
With decision I retread
I only hear my voice
But I hope the echoes listen
I’m over-reliant
On judgement from a feed
Burn it all to the ground
Scorched Earth on this legacy
I’ve been lost for oh so long
Finding others to tell me where to go
Afraid to make a move
Because I didn’t want to step on any toes
I’m such a hypocrite
Avoid the past to jump out of my pit
Consumed by my own vices
I need to pay the price
I need to disconnect
To have some peace of mind
I need to disconnect
And give myself a break
They’re not going anywhere
In time I’ll face the tears
And though I’m all alone
I’ll try to make it up
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21. |
Forgotten
04:34
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It’s been a year
And everyone’s forgot
But the scars still show
Fallen under the radar
Their attention is moved
Free to try again
A decision so cruel
It’s so tempting
When you know how it works
With no eyes on you
Going back couldn’t hurt
Why bother
When it all could fall
End up back here
With nothing at all
And we’re taught
To never see the goal
You can’t have closure
It always need to grow
And all the villains
That are on your screen
And your lost friends
That are in arm’s reach
Living people
With their hopes and dreams
We see the numbers
But forget the being
And new path opens
When you let the old ones cease
Old friends return
Asking “Where I’ve been”
And if you know
A new routine
Then change the line
To improve efficiency
With friends nearby
I find my identity
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22. |
Identity
02:31
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All these gemstones
And astrological signs
Give me purpose
Tell me to follow a line
All these furries
And cosplayers
Tell me who I am
So my wardrobe right for sure
Who are you?
Where have you been?
I’m nothing but my
Bones and skin
Just let it go and be
Another’s fantasy
They have a right to see
Their happy little dream
Just let it go
And find your friends
So familiar
yet foreign
If I try to go and meet
I’ll be labeled as a freak
It’s ok to
Identify
How you really feel
Or why you’re angry all the time
Gender Studies
And LGBTQIA
I’m questioning myself
Please tell me it’s ok
Profile pictures
And usernames
It’s up to me
How I’ll be portrayed
Do I know you?
You’ve come so far
I’m nothing but my
Avatar
Just go embrace the dream
And put it out to see
You have the right to be
Your true identity
Just let in
And be at home
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23. |
Haven
06:55
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Can I know
Where we’re going towards
It’s another place
We’ll call home
Can I know
What we’re running from
It’s another place
We’ve called home
And though we stay as
A team
The places that we knew
Disappear
And though it all turns
To Ashes
New domains
Show up within the year
So we came here to
Hide away
Free from what the
Cool kids say
And we fell victim to the
Same fame
Trying to move on
From those wretched days
But we’re home
Where we’re all together
We’re home
It doesn’t matter
If we need to find a new domain
Cause together
We make our home
We’re home
Where we brave the weather
We’re home
Through our support
We find new solutions
How else could we have
Made our home
Can I know
Where you dragged me to
It’s the newest place
We call home
Can I know
If it’s built to last
No promises
But we’ll be here
And though we fear for
The future
There’s many ways
To backup our names
And if we stay
Forgotten
At least we helped some
Along the way
We’re home
Where we work together
We're home
Through the strife and pain
We felt throughout those days
Can be cured as we
Go back home
And we sit alone staring at a screen
Empty yet captivated
Seconds spent igniting a war you were never part of
With Hours spent defending its cause
People make this place
Behind every death threat
Behind every work of art
We make this place
And if this idea persists
Then we define it
Forever
We all fall apart
Through peaks and valleys
To a brand new start
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