0:00 In a tower of glass, in a Manhattan room0:04 A former king faces a gathering gloom0:08 For a starlet's paid silence, a ledger's dark line0:12 A story of power, running out of time0:17 His lawyer takes the stand, a confessor's plea0:21 While the nation's eyes watch on the glowing TV0:25 It's the first time a president's stood in the dock0:29 Another tick-tock from a historical clock.0:34 So gather 'round, listen close to my tune0:38 'Neath the glow of the screen or the light of the moon0:42 The names always change, but the story's the same0:46 A whisper of power, a flicker of flame0:51 From the town crier's shout to the digital scroll0:55 It's another day's story that takes its own toll.0:59 From Columbia's lawn to the California sun1:03 The campus is stirring, the protest's begun1:08 With tents on the quad and a passionate plea1:12 For a land far away, they want the world to see1:16 The old guard is watching with a nervous debate1:20 'Bout the price of free speech at the university gate1:25 Batons in the darkness, a clash and a cry1:29 While the same questions echo beneath the same sky.1:33 So gather 'round, listen close to my tune1:38 'Neath the glow of the screen or the light of the moon1:42 The names always change, but the story's the same1:46 A whisper of power, a flicker of flame1:50 From the town crier's shout to the digital scroll1:55 It's another day's story that takes its own toll.1:59 The Federal Reserve, they hold the purse strings so tight2:03 And a man named Powell watches the figures by night2:07 He says, 'Hold the rates steady, let the market just breathe'2:12 While the cost of your groceries brings you to your knees2:16 A balancing act, on a wire so thin2:20 To fight off inflation, but where to begin?2:24 It's a tale of the banker, the farmer, the mill2:29 A story of numbers that stands ever so still.2:33 So gather 'round, listen close to my tune2:37 'Neath the glow of the screen or the light of the moon2:41 The names always change, but the story's the same2:46 A whisper of power, a flicker of flame2:50 From the town crier's shout to the digital scroll2:54 It's another day's story that takes its own toll.
