[Verse 1] Sarah watches spreadsheets blinking green and red Trading algorithms dancing in her head Fear becomes a signal, anger turns to noise Human hearts reduced to market-moving ploys She maps the public fury like a weather chart Profit margins calculated, but where's the human part? [Chorus] Numbers tell the story but they miss the beating heart Market thinking's razor-sharp but tears the soul apart Every protest, every tear becomes a narrative play When you trade the human cost, what price do you pay? Empathy deficit, the cost of staying cold Real people, real pain, can't be bought or sold [Verse 2] Downtown buses carry workers home tonight Each face holds a story hidden from her sight Mortgage fears and children's dreams, the weight of daily strain But her models only see them as data points to gain She shorts their desperation, longs their moments of hope Forgetting that behind each trend, real families barely cope [Chorus] Numbers tell the story but they miss the beating heart Market thinking's razor-sharp but tears the soul apart Every protest, every tear becomes a narrative play When you trade the human cost, what price do you pay? Empathy deficit, the cost of staying cold Real people, real pain, can't be bought or sold [Bridge] Moral conviction labeled as "retail noise" Sacred values treated like disposable toys The strength that makes you ruthless in the trading game Becomes the weakness when you've forgotten names Behind every margin call, a family's last stand Behind every narrative, beating hearts in human hands [Chorus] Numbers tell the story but they miss the beating heart Market thinking's razor-sharp but tears the soul apart Every protest, every tear becomes a narrative play When you trade the human cost, what price do you pay? Empathy deficit, the cost of staying cold Real people, real pain, can't be bought or sold [Outro] The buses keep on rolling through the city's veins Carrying more than cargo, carrying human gains And losses that your models will never understand Until you remember we're more than supply and demand
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