Odes to Joy

Odes on Tender Specie(s) Vol II: Paper Faith · Track 30 · middle

NFTs (The Bored Ape Decade)

2021-2023. JPEGs that cost six figures. Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, the celebrities who got rugged. The Greater Fool theory turned into a JPEG marketplace. Ludo's banger sneer.

Lyrics

[Intro]Hey, you.Yeah, you.Wanna get rich?Got a picture for you.It's... unique.[Verse 1]April twenty-one, the nerds are all clicking.Zero-point-oh-eight Ether, the timeline is ticking.A cartoon primate, a digital key.To a club for the future, for you and for me!Nicole Muniz says it's a community, you see.And the yacht gets bigger... the more you pay the fee.[Chorus]It's a picture of a monkey on my phone.And I paid a half a million just to own it all alone.You can right-click-save it, I don't even care.I own the token, babe, I've got a pixelated heir.It's the Bored Ape decade, the future's looking bright.Just don't check the floor price in the middle of the night.[Verse 2]November on the TV, Jimmy Fallon's got the glow."I never knew it existed a month ago!"He shows off number five-nine-nine, a captain's hat, so chic.Then Justin drops a milly-three on an ape that's plain and weak.Sad eyes, teal t-shirt, number three-oh-oh-one.Being rich is so boring, gotta have some stupid fun.[Chorus]It's a picture of a monkey on my phone.And I paid a half a million just to own it all alone.You can right-click-save it, I don't even care.I own the token, babe, I've got a pixelated heir.It's the Bored Ape decade, the future's looking bright.Just don't check the floor price in the middle of the night.[Bridge]Who's the greater fool? Is it me or is it you?The one who buys the hype or the one who sees it through?The Discord's gone quiet, the celebs all changed their pics.Guess the JPEG of a monkey couldn't do any more tricks.From four hundred thousand dollars.To...Oops.[Chorus]IT'S A PICTURE OF A MONKEY ON MY PHONE!AND I PAID A HALF A MILLION JUST TO OWN IT ALL ALONE!YOU CAN RIGHT-CLICK-SAVE IT, I DON'T EVEN CARE!I OWN THE TOKEN, BABE, I'VE GOT A PIXELATED HEIR!IT'S THE BORED APE DECADE, THE FUTURE'S LOOKING BRIGHT!JUST DON'T CHECK THE FLOOR PRICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT![Outro]See you at the metaverse yacht party.Bring your wallet.Don't forget your mutant serum.
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