0:00 On Monday morning, with the dawn's first light,0:04 A bill was passed in the dead of the night.0:08 No one had read it, but they voted 'Aye'!0:12 Then Tuesday's hearing had so much to say.0:17 A senator shouted, a witness demurred,0:21 Over a point that was frankly absurd.0:25 A chart was presented, with arrows and flair,0:29 Explaining a crisis that wasn't quite there!0:34 Oh, what a week in the land of the free!0:38 A grand production for you and for me!0:42 The curtain goes up on another mad scene,0:46 Is this a government or a fever dream?0:51 The orchestra swells with a dramatic crash!0:55 Another headline, another mad dash!0:59 It’s just one more Friday, so let's all embrace1:03 The glorious chaos of this frantic place!1:08 By Wednesday, a spokesman resigned with a tear,1:12 Citing a tweet that was less than sincere.1:16 He’d been there two weeks, a record, they say,1:20 And left with a book deal already in play.1:25 Then Thursday, a policy, bold and brand new,1:29 Contradicted the one from a quarter past two.1:33 The experts all scrambled, the anchors all yelled,1:38 While a new shiny object our focus compelled!1:42 Oh, what a week in the land of the free!1:46 A grand production for you and for me!1:50 The curtain goes up on another mad scene,1:55 Is this a government or a fever dream?1:59 The orchestra swells with a dramatic crash!2:03 Another headline, another mad dash!2:07 It’s just one more Friday, so let's all embrace2:12 The glorious chaos of this frantic place!2:16 Can this be real? Are the scripts set in stone?2:20 Is there a writer? Are we all alone?2:24 We look to the leaders, for guidance and grace,2:29 And see the bewildered look on each face.2:33 They’re singing their lines, but they don't know the plot,2:37 Just hoping the teleprompter won't stop!2:41 Oh, what a week in the land of the free!2:46 A grand production for you and for me!2:50 The curtain goes up on another mad scene,2:54 Is this a government or a fever dream?2:58 The orchestra swells with a final, grand crash!3:03 Another headline, another mad dash!3:07 It’s just one more Friday, take your final bow!3:11 The show must go on, starting right about... now!
