Odes to Joy

Odes on Tender Specie(s) Vol III: Bad Faith · Track 21 · middle

MLM (Multi-Level)

Mary Kay, Amway, LuLaRoe, Herbalife. The 'business opportunity' that's mostly downstream-recruitment. The boss-babe Instagram economy. Ludo's banger sneer.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Hey hun! I was just scrolling and I saw your post and I just had to reach out. I have an amazing business opportunity that I think you would be perfect for. Are you ready to be your own boss?

[Verse 1]
I slide into your DMs
With a copy-paste dream.
'Empowered women empower women,'
It's never what it seems.
Just a small investment, babe.
For the starter kit, you see.
Freedom, flexibility.
Financial liberty.
Just some buttery soft leggings,
Some shakes to make you thin.
Don't ask about the profit margins,
Just ask where to begin.

[Chorus]
It's not a pyramid, it's a trapezoid.
It's not a scheme, it's a movement.
Call it social selling, call it direct-to-market.
It's multi-level, honey, let's be honest.
You're the target.
Another #BossBabe hashtag on the feed,
Another downline that you have to bleed.
Yeah, you're building an empire, one cold-message at a time.
But the empire isn't yours, babe. It's mine.

[Verse 2]
Look at my curated feed.
That's me beside a pool.
That's my Pink Cadillac.
'Paid for by my side-hustle.'
'Ask me how I did it.'
The secret is a credit card
That's screaming past its limit.
Just post your inventory haul,
Go live from your living room.
Ignore the boxes piling up,
Dispelling all the gloom.

[Chorus]
It's not a pyramid, it's a trapezoid.
It's not a scheme, it's a movement.
Call it social selling, call it direct-to-market.
It's multi-level, honey, let's be honest.
You're the target.
Another #BossBabe hashtag on the feed,
Another downline that you have to bleed.
Yeah, you're building an empire, one cold-message at a time.
But the empire isn't yours, babe. It's mine.

[Bridge]
Mary Kay Ash said 'God first, family second.'
But your family hasn't heard from you in a week.
The FTC said, back in 2016,
'It's virtually a certainty you'll lose money.'
Every single Herbalife distributor.
Your garage is a LuLaRoe graveyard now.
A mausoleum of unsold unicorns.
But keep on smiling, babe. Keep recruiting.

[Chorus]
It's not a pyramid! It's a trapezoid!
It's not a scheme, it's a movement!
Call it social selling, call it direct-to-market!
It's multi-level, honey, let's be honest!
You're the target!
Another #BossBabe hashtag on the feed,
Another downline that you have to bleed.
Yeah, you're building an empire, one cold-message at a time.
But the empire isn't yours, babe. It's mine.

[Outro]
Hey hun... be your own boss... amazing opportunity... it's not a pyramid... it's not a... it's not a... hey hun... are you ready...
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