Special
The Origin
'Creep' re-engineered for the surveillance state. The alienation of Thom Yorke is now the alienation of a facial recognition mismatch. Synth basses that watch you back.
Reference Track
ORIGINAL: Radiohead
Rotterdam 2025
You are being watched. By cameras, by algorithms, by your own reflection in the black mirror. In Rotterdam 2025, being 'Special' just means you are a statistical outlier in the dataset.
LOCATION
SMART CITY GRID
ERA
SURVEILLANCE ERA
Tags & Themes
SurveillanceCreepAlgorithmMirrorRadiohead
Inspired by
Radiohead
POETRY / CODE
Look at me.
Look at me.
I am the shadow in your gaze.
Feel me, feel me. When you were still here, I
couldn’t look at you. You look like an angel. Your skin makes me tremble. You float like a feather in
a beautiful world. I wish I were special.
You are so special. I don’t care
what it does to me. I want the power. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. I
want you to name me when I’m not there. Look then.
Look then. You are so special. I wish
I were special. But I am a shadow, a stranger. What am I even doing here? I don’t
belong here. Oh, she runs away again. Oh, she runs, runs away, runs away, runs.
Whatever makes you happy. Whatever you want. You are so special. I wish
I were special. But look, look now. See the fire in my eyes. See the storm
as I rise. I’m not your angel, darling.
But I’ll set the world on fire. To be special.
Do you hear it? Do you
hear it? Do you hear it? Do you hear it?
I am a shadow, a stranger. What
am I even doing here? I don’t belong. But I let you look. I let you
see. Because I am special, just like you.
Watch me shine. Watch me burn. I
am here. I am here. Ho. Not here.
But I’m still here.
And I stay and I stay.
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