0:00 The wind blows cold off the Potomac stone0:03 Where Chairman Powell keeps his hand upon the throne0:07 Of interest rates and fortunes won and lost0:11 He counts the nation's ever-rising cost0:15 He speaks of landings, soft and slow and deep0:19 While families have promises to keep0:23 They hope the coin will stretch until the fall0:27 He holds the rate and waits to make the call0:31 Oh, the ink is wet upon the daily page0:35 But the story's old, it's fit for any age0:39 Of power gained and fortunes on the wane0:43 The same old song in sun and wind and rain0:47 The same old song, just with a different name0:51 The town crier shouts from a glowing screen0:55 A billion voices, frantic and unseen0:59 They call it TikTok, a new digital bazaar1:03 Now men in suits want to move it ever far1:07 They say a dragon's breath is in the code1:11 A hidden danger on a modern road1:15 So sell the scroll or watch the market die1:19 While silent watchers stand and wonder why1:23 Oh, the ink is wet upon the daily page1:27 But the story's old, it's fit for any age1:31 Of power gained and fortunes on the wane1:35 The same old song in sun and wind and rain1:39 The same old song, just with a different name1:43 And up above, the silver bird takes flight1:47 A door plug's missing in the pale moonlight1:51 The men from Boeing face the fire and heat1:55 For bolts undone on some Seattle street1:59 The FAA sends auditors to see2:03 What's become of their quality2:07 Another hearing, another promise sworn2:11 To fix the vessel since the day 'twas born2:15 The two old lions circle 'round the ring2:19 They've fought before, you've heard the songs they sing2:23 One from a tower, one the house of white2:27 They rally crowds from morning until night2:31 It's all connected, if you look and listen2:35 The flying machine, the numbers as they glisten2:39 The digital scroll, the fight to wear the crown2:43 It's the same old story in a different town2:47 Oh, the ink is wet upon the daily page2:51 But the story's old, it's fit for any age2:55 Of power gained and fortunes on the wane2:59 The same old song in sun and wind and rain3:03 The same old song, just with a different name
