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[Intro: Heavy industrial synth, the sound of a mechanical keyboard clacking at 100 WPM]
I've come here from nowhere, across the toxic Worstgen sea
Drifting further and further, it's all becoming clear to me
The "L-Taker" winds are upon us, and the mentions won't sleep
Internal temperatures rising, and the fan-art won't recede!
[Verse 1]
I've finally found what I was looking for
A private tab where I can be without remorse
Because I am a "Sigma" who has found an even stranger war (Against the 'Furry Allegations' thread on page 4!)
I've finally found what I was looking for!
[Chorus]
Here I come!
(Cope, cope, cope, cope)
Here I come!
[The French Bridge]
La fourrure me dérange, Mais c'est la forme hybride de Yamato qui m'a réveillée. (The fur disturbs me, But it was Yamato’s hybrid form that awakened me.)
[The "Degenerate" Guitar Solo]
(The music hits a frantic, jagged shredding pace, but instead of notes, the guitar is synced to a chaotic soundboard of:)
- [A coyote howling at a low-res image of a wolf-girl]
- [The sound of a dog toy squeaking in 4/4 time]
- [A distorted "OwO" pitch-shifted to sound like a demon]
- [Rapid-fire heavy breathing and paws thumping on a desk]
[Bridge]
I gaze upon my fursuit and look down upon the bay
I claim it’s just for power-scaling, every single day
But the wolf-ears keep calling, and the logic starts to drain...
For all of my life, a closeted Furry I remain!
[Outro]
A Furry I remain! (The Acryllic fur... it's just for the ventilation!)
A Furry I remain! (The snout... the snout makes her more aerodynamic!)
A Furry I remain!
[Final Sound: A soft, defeated "Awoo" that fades into the sound of a PC shutting down.]
The "Gaze Upon My Fursuit" Impact
By changing the line from "I sharpen my knife" to "I gaze upon my fursuit" (an act of private obsession), the song changes from a battle against the community to a
battle against his own soul.
It implies that while he’s typing "Zoro mid-diffs King" with his right hand, he’s petting a giant blue wolf-paw with his left. It’s the peak of Schrödinger’s Furry—the suit exists, but as long as he doesn't post a picture of it, he is "technically" not a furry.
By Jamie Christop-furry-son