Verse 1 The pendulum swings on a different axis now Resonating at a frequency we don't quite know how Five orders of magnitude, the dollar amounts climb All id, no ego, and he doesn't think it's a crime Pre-chorus Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile Now everyone's running with the same brazen style An existence proof — once someone shows it's done The floodgates open and they all start to run Chorus It strictly dominates, strictly dominates The corruption feeds nothing, it just concentrates The pendulum's broken or it's swinging somewhere new Cautiously optimistic — what else can you do? Verse 2 Senators who won't vote, they'd rather throw darts Easier to criticize from the peanut gallery's heart Overton window's wide, the sky keeps getting strange Thermostatic system — will it ever find its range? Pre-chorus Terry Gross could make them open up and speak But there's four-dimensional chess when the powerful seek To answer your question and not piss off the throne You don't get full honesty — you get the PR tone Chorus It strictly dominates, strictly dominates The corruption feeds nothing, it just concentrates The pendulum's broken or it's swinging somewhere new Cautiously optimistic — what else can you do? Bridge (sparse — just bass and brushed snare) It's all id, no superego Fifth Avenue, broad daylight, and still the numbers hold Wizard-like, spell of invincibility But most people are normies Most people are normies Most people are normies — probably Outro (fading, loosening into improv) Sorry, I gotta go
