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.