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Clout Chase

from Emotional Labour by Greg McLeod

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He’s on a clout chase
Posting up hot takes
Arguing in bad faith
Spamming emoji snakes
Playing the blame game
Heaping the shame on
And when the facts came in
He’s already gone

Onto the next case
And he can’t take a joke
He’s on a clout chase
And you know that he’s woke
Either the red pill
Or social justice
Both sides know
The other can’t be trusted

Never thought I’d end up
Spending so much time
Disagreeing in my head
With things that I read
That were written by
Idiots online
Never thought I’d end up
Spending so much time
But I get stuck on it
I get stuck on it
I skip to the comments
I guess that I get
What I wanted
I get stuck on it
I skip to the comments
Get what I wanted

Not just celebrities, no
Not that kinda clout chase
I mean the measure of standing,
Influence, power or sway
This is a person feeds
On tension that they can inflame
Taking a victory lap
For those who feel the same way

He’s white but you know
He’ll make it ‘bout race
So afraid of seeming silent
Always has something to say
Devouring deepfakes
He’s on a clout chase
Easily outraged but
The photo was staged

Never thought I’d end up
Spending so much time
Disagreeing in my head
With things that I read
That were written by
Idiots online
Never thought I’d end up
Spending so much time
But I get stuck on it
I get stuck on it
I skip to the comments
I guess that I get
What I wanted
I get stuck on it
I skip to the comments
Get what I wanted

Acting no nonsense while
Ignoring the context
Making a weird flex but
Not being honest
He’s on a clout chase, yeah
Like it’s a contest
You better hope you don’t
End up as content

Whatever he hates
There is no proportion
Don’t discriminate
Between a man and corporation
SWATting and doxxing
All kinds of toxic
When he’s on a clout chase
There is no stopping

Never thought I’d end up
Spending so much time
Disagreeing in my head
With things that I read
That were written by
Idiots online
Never thought I’d end up
Spending so much time
But I get stuck on it
I get stuck on it
I skip to the comments
I guess that I get
What I wanted
I get stuck on it
I skip to the comments
Get what I wanted

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from Emotional Labour, released October 1, 2021

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Greg McLeod is a musician from Vancouver, BC. He made some albums. He may make more.

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