[Verse] Oh, gather 'round children, come look and see The master magician is pulling the strings for free With a flick of the wrist and a wave of his hand He can conjure up something that you'll understand [Verse] They print the paper, they spin the yarn They tell you a story 'til the break of dawn 'Bout debt and inflation, and things you can't control While they're buying up the pieces of your innocent soul [Chorus] It's the Silent Trade, yeah, the Silent Trade Everybody's buying what was already paid It's a beautiful disaster, a wonderful mess Where the rich get richer, and the poor get less [Verse] And they tell you to save, they tell you to spend They tell you to borrow 'til the very end They want you dependent, they want you enslaved To the system they built, the system they paved [Verse] "I used to think that the world was fair That if you worked hard, you could get your share But the more I looked, the more I could see It's a rigged system for you and for me [Verse] They move the goalposts, they change the rules They teach us in colleges, they teach us in schools That the market is free and the system is sound But the truth is a secret that's buried underground [Chorus] It's the Silent Trade, yeah, the Silent Trade Everybody's buying what was already paid It's a beautiful disaster, a wonderful mess Where the rich get richer, and the poor get less [Verse] They talk about growth, they talk about GDP But they don't talk about the people like you and like me Who are drowning in debt, just trying to survive While the parasites profit, and the system revives [Verse] They control the narrative, they own the press They keep us distracted with fear and distress So we don't look too closely, we don't ask too loud Why their pockets are full, and our heads are in the cloud [Chorus] It's the Silent Trade, yeah, the Silent Trade Everybody's buying what was already paid It's a beautiful disaster, a wonderful mess Where the rich get richer, and the poor get less
