[Verse 1] Market crashes don't start with numbers on a screen They begin with whispered fears in coffee shop machines A banker tells his neighbor "housing's getting thin" By Tuesday morning panic spreads from building to building Shiller saw the pattern hiding in plain sight Stories move the money more than balance sheets each night [Chorus] Narrative contagion spreading through the crowd R-values climbing when the story gets too loud Who profits when this tale takes hold? Follow the breadcrumbs, trace the gold Economics ain't just math and charts It's viral stories capturing hearts [Verse 2] Bitcoin's just a ledger till someone spins the yarn "Digital revolution, freedom from the barn" Suddenly it's moonbound, everyone's a sage Super-spreaders amplify from Twitter to front page Like viruses mutating as they jump from host to host Economic narratives evolve from coast to coast [Chorus] Narrative contagion spreading through the crowd R-values climbing when the story gets too loud Who profits when this tale takes hold? Follow the breadcrumbs, trace the gold Economics ain't just math and charts It's viral stories capturing hearts [Bridge] Contrarian analysts dig beneath the hype Ask themselves who's selling when the narrative gets ripe Mutation rates accelerate in modern media streams Yesterday's small story becomes tomorrow's screams [Verse 3] Dot-com dreams and housing bubbles, same infectious beat Fundamentals take backseat when narratives compete Track the patient zero, find the first believer Count the reproduction rate of each story receiver Behind every market move there's someone writing plots Connect the storytellers to see who calls the shots [Outro] Stories drive behavior more than we confess In markets built on narratives and collective stress Question every headline, trace each viral thread Economics lives inside the stories in our heads
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