Me Vs. the Algorithm

By Walter Etc.

On There There

Released on May 7, 2021

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[Verse One]

Please plagiarize me

Help me live on

My industry’s looking dull

And I was on the brink of a personal best

But got replaced by something artificial

It’s like a backhanded miracle

The grief comes in waves

Couple more years and I'm Kelly Slater

Transcending to a lower plane


[Verse Two]

My brother keeps on about Q

And how there’s several enemies at home

My sister had a dream of the Soviet Union

And now she’s shouting through a mеgaphone

I do or don’t know what to say

There’s a 50/50 chancе it’s all pre-determined in

A simulation anyway

Now you take care of me taking care of my self 'cause


[Chorus]

Hey boss I'm trying my best

To candidly do what the camera man says

The more i think about it

The less i'm impressed

It’s me vs the algorithm

And love is not enough

Love is not enough


[Verse Three]

Come plagiarize me

I’m done marinating

Smoke me while you got me

Don’t save me for later

Couple more years we’re all Kelly Slater

Give me a chance

I’m not too gone to recognize

This isn’t my zone

Nah this isn’t my throne

This isn’t even my home

I can’t just sail away now

I can’t just sail away

Til you take care of me taking care of myself


[Chorus]

Hey boss I'm trying my best to

Candidly do what the camera man says to

The more i think about it

The less I'm impressed

It’s me vs the algorithm

And love is not enough


[Outro]

Thanks for calling my bluff

There’s no capital T truth when it comes to this stuff

Poor boy nobody cares what your heart’s telling you

Their only care is what your brand can do

Love is not enough