Odes to Joy

Odes on Tender Specie(s) Vol III: Bad Faith · Track 17 · middle

Tribbles (Reprise as Speculation)

Reprises Vol I's Orikusis take, but Ludo this time. Tribbles as the original meme-stock: cute, multiplying, regrettable. The fuzz-balls as proxy for every NFT collection that ever existed. Ludo's banger.

Lyrics

[Intro]
New drop. Limited mint. Get in on the ground floor.

[Verse 1]
Here comes Cyrano Jones, shilling on the space lanes
A cute little asset to liquidate your gains
Says, 'It's one of a kind,' got that scarcity hook
Just a little furball, go on, take a look
So you buy one, then two, yeah, the vibes are immaculate
No utility, but who's asking it?
It just sits there and purrs, a low-key flex
Forgot to read the whitepaper, didn't check the specs

[Chorus]
Deep Space Station K-7, welcome to the bubble
Dr. McCoy said it, now you're in trouble
'They're born pregnant,' yeah, that's the whole plan
A self-replicating, rug-pulling scam
From the grain bins to the moon, a furry tidal wave
Screaming 'HODL!' all the way to your grave
This is meme-stock logic, this is NFT art
Just a million copies tearing you apart

[Verse 2]
Captain Kirk's on the bridge, he's looking quite stressed
The whole damn Enterprise is feeling oppressed
They're in the quadrotriticale, they're in the engine room
Filling every corner with a purring sense of doom
They said it was deflationary, an easy 10x
Now you're sweeping up JPEGs with the rest of the wrecks
Spock runs the numbers, a logical critique
Your portfolio's growth is, shall we say, unique

[Chorus]
Deep Space Station K-7, welcome to the bubble
Dr. McCoy said it, now you're in trouble
'They're born pregnant,' yeah, that's the whole plan
A self-replicating, rug-pulling scam
From the grain bins to the moon, a furry tidal wave
Screaming 'HODL!' all the way to your grave
This is meme-stock logic, this is NFT art
Just a million copies tearing you apart

[Bridge]
So you bought the ape, you bought the dog-faced coin
You joined the Discord, you were ready to join
The digital country club, the new elite
But the founders just vanished down a different street
It's the trouble with Tribbles, the trouble with hype
It's always the same predictable type
Of beautiful story that ends in the red
With nothing but furballs piled over your head

[Outro]
Floor price: zero.
Enjoy your... assets.
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