Happy Birthday to NFT (feat. Aida)

在為“NFT”這個誕生於我們數字時代的奇特“寵兒”創作生日歌時，我不想去探討它的技術或價值。我想做的，是用音樂，為它舉辦一場極盡奢華、卻又荒謬絕倫的假面舞會。因此，我選擇了新古典金-屬 (Neo-Classical Metal) 作為基調——那種充滿了巴洛克式華麗、歌劇式磅礴與極致炫技的音樂風格，完美地契合了NFT那“看似高深，實則可能空無一物”的特質。

這首歌的靈魂，藏在它對安徒生童話《皇帝的新衣》的現代戲仿裡。我將NFT的世界，描繪成一個數字時代的虛擬宮廷，而NFT本身，就是那位“新上任的宮廷小丑 (new court jester)”，用來取悅那些“虛榮的人 (the vain)”。Chorus裡那句「生日快樂，NFT，我們皇帝的新衣！ / 你是天才之作嗎？嗯，沒人真正知道！」，便是我對這場狂熱最直接的嘲諷。從那張“猴子圖片的收據”，到那個“百萬美元的超連結”，我希望用這些極端具象化的詞語，去刺破那層籠罩在區塊鏈之上的、華麗的皇帝新袍。

最終，這場在炒作大博物館 (grand museum of hype) 裡舉行的生日派對，在一段充滿反諷的祝酒詞中落幕。我們為這張螢幕上的JPEG舉杯，稱頌它是我們見過“最昂貴、最美麗的…虛無 (nothing)”。謹以此歌，獻給這個充滿了喧囂與炒作的時代，也獻給所有曾在那場狂熱中，高喊著“HODL!”的信徒們。生日快樂，NFT……我們這個時代，製造出的最漂亮的贗品。Bravo！

And now... let us acknowledge the birth of... whatever this is

In the digital hall where the pixels reign
A new court jester's born, to entertain the vain
"NFT is the future!" the auctioneers all sing
For a receipt to a picture of a monkey king

Happy Birthday to NFT, our emperor's new clothes
Are you a work of genius? Well, nobody really knows
A gamble in the cloud, with a sly and knowing grin
Is it the next Da Vinci, or the next original sin

From a right-click-save to a vault you can't hold
Is its value real, or just a story we are told
A million-dollar hyperlink, a dance of code and trust
In this brave new kingdom, built on digital dust

The smoky trails of incense rise, to bless this hollow frame
As a million fools cry by its holy name
Will it crash or will it climb? Who cares, let's roll the dice
In the theatre of the absurd, this is a bargain price

Happy Birthday to NFT, you glorious, empty case
In the grand museum of hype, you've found your resting place
From zeroes to a hero, then a punchline to the code
A birthday for a ghost, in a blockchain-built abode

So let's raise a glass of champagne, to this JPEG on the screen
The most expensive, beautiful... nothing... we have ever seen
Here's to the hustle, here's to the hype, here's to the grand charade
Happy Birthday, dear NFT... the prettiest fake we've ever made

... the prettiest fake we've ever made