0:00 The old men in Washington, they're watching the signs0:04 Reading the ledgers and drawing the lines0:09 Jerome Powell clears his throat, the markets hold still0:14 Says the rate will stay high upon Capitol Hill0:19 He talks of inflation, a fever to tame0:24 Just another new mask on a very old game0:29 Of the lean and the fat years, the ebb and the flow0:34 For the seeds of tomorrow that struggle to grow.0:39 And the wheel keeps on turnin', the sun comes around0:44 Same old stories are laid in the ground0:49 New voices are shouting, but the song is the same0:54 Just writing another verse in the human refrain.0:59 Down on First Street, the gavels all fall1:04 In the quiet of marble, they answer the call1:09 Nine robed figures consider a plea1:14 'Bout a pill called Mifepristone, for the world to see1:19 They said the plaintiffs had no standing to sue1:24 So the access remains, for me and for you1:29 But the lines they are drawn, and the fight's far from done1:34 'Neath a divided American sun.1:39 And the wheel keeps on turnin', the sun comes around1:44 Same old stories are laid in the ground1:49 New voices are shouting, but the song is the same1:54 Just writing another verse in the human refrain.1:59 From Phoenix to Vegas, a heat dome descends2:04 The warnings are broadcast, but nature won't bend2:09 The asphalt is shimmering, the air's thick and hot2:14 A fever on the land, whether we like it or not2:19 A heat in the market, a heat in the court2:24 A heat in the weather that cuts a life short2:29 It's all the same pressure, it's all the same strain2:34 Waiting for clouds, waiting for rain.2:39 And the wheel keeps on turnin', the sun comes around2:44 Same old stories are laid in the ground2:49 New voices are shouting, but the song is the same2:54 Just writing another verse in the human refrain.
