0:00 The week began on Monday with promises so grand0:04 A bill to fix the nation, a handshake, steady hand0:08 But Tuesday brought a headline, a tweet sent in a rage0:12 By Wednesday, all decorum had fled the public stage0:16 A senator was quoting a movie from his youth0:21 A pundit screamed on cable, "But where's the actual truth?!"0:25 The press corps chased a rumor, the Speaker dropped the mic0:29 It's Shakespeare played by muppets, and nothing's what it's like!0:33 Oh, what a week! Another week! The curtain never falls!0:38 The plot is getting thicker, bouncing off the marble halls!0:42 We're singing from a script that no one can believe is real0:46 Another Friday night, how does it make you feel?0:50 It's madness! It's a spectacle! A grand and troubled show!0:55 So take your seats, the finale's starting now, you know!0:59 The talking heads are spinning, their faces full of dread1:03 Reciting talking points they've been professionally fed1:07 An expert's on the panel, then gone without a trace1:12 Replaced by someone else with a more photogenic face1:16 The polls are up, the polls are down, a dizzying display1:20 We've all forgotten what we were angry at yesterday1:24 A hearing turns to shouting, a statesman makes a gaffe1:29 And all the while the audience just has to sit and laugh!1:33 Oh, what a week! Another week! The curtain never falls!1:37 The plot is getting thicker, bouncing off the marble halls!1:41 We're singing from a script that no one can believe is real1:46 Another Friday night, how does it make you feel?1:50 It's madness! It's a spectacle! A grand and troubled show!1:54 So take your seats, the finale's starting now, you know!1:58 (Spoken, hushed)2:03 Is someone writing this?2:07 Is this a test, a game, a farce?2:11 I learned my lines this morning, I thought I knew my part2:15 (Music begins to swell)2:20 But the story keeps on twisting, the logic's disappeared!2:24 (Full cast, crescendo)2:28 WE'RE LIVING IN A SATIRE THAT WE'VE ALWAYS FEARED!2:32 (Full belt, key change)2:37 OH, WHAT A WEEK! ANOTHER WEEK! THE CURTAIN NEVER FALLS!2:41 THE PLOT IS GETTING THICKER, BOUNCING OFF THE MARBLE HALLS!2:45 WE'RE SINGING FROM A SCRIPT THAT NO ONE CAN BELIEVE IS REAL!2:49 ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT, HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?2:54 IT'S MADNESS! IT'S A SPECTACLE! A GRAND AND TROUBLED SHOW!2:58 SO TAKE YOUR SEATS, THE FINALE'S STARTING NOW, YOU KNOW!3:02 (Music swells to a huge climax, then suddenly cuts off)3:06 Until we do it all again on Monday...
