I'm not a big fan of #brolectro but during a trip to Nashville last summer, a young music producer I was working with let me know that Hyper Crush - Rage was his most favorite track in the whole wide world, so I felt compelled to examine it closely. Naturally, the original lyrics are electroclashy and NSFW. It's the kind of thing you play at a strip club or spring break party. Of course, after a day of internalizing the composition and lyrics, my sarcastic parody Beige (a reference to 90s PC towers) happened in one sitting. A couple seasons later, looking back at this project, I see a meaningful connection that was perhaps subconsciously drawn. This piece becomes a commentary on the bro-ification of silicon valley. It also turns out that sample of the guy shouting "yeah lets f-ing rage" is from a movie about a video game tester who lives with his grandma.
beige 4x
take a ride in the beamer with my daddy
building IBM machines that's his hobby
receptionist is typing in the lobby
CTO on the phone that's his jobby
i'm looking for a certified geek
beige like some second hand plastique
he asked me for an extra USB
wire strippin' like yeah it's fuckin' beige hoo!
beige 3x
Yeah it's f-ing beige hoo!
I'm a geek but but can you compile C
I'm a geek but can you generate encryption keys
I'm a geek but clever girl can you compile C
I'm a geek yeah that's smart but you gotta show me
in the lab overclocking CPU-zees
all dudes they be scratching like scabies
control alt delete to reboot from a blue screen
ass out like they do it in the eighties
i like the way she games for a week
she told me that she's always been a geek
she told me not to program like bill gates
i'm cool i'm like yeah it's fuckin' beige hoo!
beige 3x
Yeah it's f-ing beige hoo!
I'm a geek but but can you compile C
I'm a geek but can you generate encryption keys
I'm a geek but clever girl can you compile C
I'm a geek yeah that's smart but you gotta show me
(so who wants to help me produce the youtube?)
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take a ride in the beamer with my daddy
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building IBM machines that's his hobby
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receptionist is typing in the lobby
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C T O on the phone that's his jobby
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i'm looking for a certified geek
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beige like some second hand plastique
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he asked me for an extra U S B
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wire strippin' like yeah it's fuckin' beige hoo!
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beige
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beige
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beige
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Yeah it's f-ing beige hoo!
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I'm a geek but but can you compile C
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I- I'm a geek but can you generate encryption keys
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I- I'm a geek but clever girl can you compile C
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I- I'm a geek yeah that's smart but you gotta show me
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in the lab overclocking C P Yuoozies
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all dudes they be scratching like scabies
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control alt delete to reboot from a blue screen
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ass out like they do it in the eighties
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i like the way she games for a week
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she told me that she's always been a geek
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she told me not to program like bill gates
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i'm c i'm like yeah it's fuckin' beige hoo!
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beige
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beige
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beige
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Yeah it's f-ing beige hoo!
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I'm a freak but but can you fuck on beat
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I- I'm a freak but but can you- can you fuck on beat
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I- I'm a freak but pretty girl can you fuck on beat
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I- I'm a freak yeah that's cool but you gotta show me
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(WIND UP)
I'm a freak
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I'm a geek beige
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I- I'm a geek beige
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I- I'm a geek beige
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I- I'm a geek beige
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Cause I'm a geek beige i'm
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beige i'm
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beige fuck fuck
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beige Yeah it's f-ing beige hoo!
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i'm
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i'm
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fuck fuck
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uh uh uh i'm
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uh uh uh i'm
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uh uh uh fuck fuck
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uh uh uh
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