[Intro] [Long Intro] [Intro] Square it... square it... Everything looks fine. Right? [Verse 1] The market's going up, they say Though nobody can say why The numbers dance across the screen While common sense goes bye-bye The experts point at little lines And tell us not to fear Then quietly remove the word "Recession" so no one will hear The economy is thriving If you squint and measure it just right Just don't look underneath the hood Or drive it through the night [Pre-Chorus] There's smoke coming out the windows There's sparks beneath the floor But somebody made a spreadsheet That says we're making more [Chorus] How can I square that? How can I make it fit? Everything is falling down But somebody says it's fixed How can I square that? How can I make it rhyme? We're balancing a burning house On a borrowed dime (Square that!) (Make it make sense!) How can I square that? [Verse 2] The AI firms are racing To create the thinking brain With forty-seven billion bucks And more server rooms again They say the future's coming And it's smarter every day It can write a poem about itself If we can only figure out how to make it make it pay They're building artificial minds To solve the human mess Which seems a little awkward ‘Cause how it works is just a guess The machine says, "I can fix it!" We say, "That's terrific, pal!" Then it asks us for a password And hallucinates it all [Pre-Chorus] There's genius in the building There's panic in the hall And somebody's trying to figure out Exactly who to call [Chorus] How can I square that? How can I make it fit? We're teaching silicon to think While human beings lose their shit How can I square that? How can I make it rhyme? We're spending money from tomorrow To pretend we're doing fine (Square that!) (Adjust the goal!) (Move the goalpost!) How can I square that? [Verse 3] The national debt is climbing Like it's training for the moon Every time we pay the interest We borrow more by noon The government announces "Everything is under control!" Then somebody checks the numbers And quietly leaves the room They build another committee To investigate the last Committee that was formed to find Why nothing ever lasts The report will come out shortly Or perhaps sometime next year Assuming that the committee Can siphon off more money here [Bridge] Find the mismatch! (What mismatch?) Check the facts! (Which facts?) Drop assumptions! (Which ones?) Test a small change! (How small?) Adjust your goals! (Which goals?) Build a bridge! (With what money?) Accept the trade-off! (Between what?) THAT'S THE PROBLEM! [Long Solo] [Breakdown] We've got numbers saying one thing We've got reality saying two We've got seventeen different charts To prove that black is really blue We've got optimism on television We've got panic in the street We've got everybody telling us The system's structurally complete And if it isn't working... Change the definition! If the numbers don't agree... Change the measurement! If the plan has fallen apart... Change the plan! If the facts refuse to cooperate... CHANGE THE FACTS! (No, wait...) (Don't change the facts.) (Just square them.) [Chorus] How can I square that? How can I make it fit? The whole damn thing is held together By a spreadsheet and spit How can I square that? How can I make it rhyme? We're balancing tomorrow On a credit card from time How can I square that? How can I make it true? The numbers say we're flying high The floor says we're falling through How can I square that? How can I make it work? We're hammering a square peg While pretending it's a perk [Outro] Everything is fine. (Everything is fine.) Everything is... How can I square that? (...fine.) Look squirrel! [End Song Now] [End,End,End] [End Now] [NO MORE SONG | END PLEASE] [Instruments Stop] [Silence] [Definitive end to song] [End]
