[Verse 1] There's a story spreading through the trading floor tonight About a stock that's gonna soar and make us rich by Friday night But Robert Shiller's got a warning that we all should understand These narratives move markets just as much as supply and demand The fundamentals tell one tale, but stories tell another Watch how quickly rumors spread from trader to their brother Every boom and every bust has got a story at its core Economic fairy tales that we keep telling more and more [Chorus] Stories spread like viruses through the market's brain R-values, mutation rates, driving us insane Super-spreaders amplify the narrative's refrain Ask yourself who benefits when stories break the chain Narrative economics, it's not just math and graphs Stories move the money when the market laughs or gasps Who wins when this tale takes hold across the trading maps? That's the contrarian question when the narrative's got gaps [Verse 2] Bitcoin to the moon they said, housing never falls Dot-com stocks forever rise, these were the siren calls Each story has an R-value, how fast it multiplies From one believer to the next, watch how the legend flies The narrative mutations change the details as they go Tech disruption, green revolution, stories ebb and flow Find the super-spreaders who amplify the sound CEOs and analysts spread stories all around [Chorus] Stories spread like viruses through the market's brain R-values, mutation rates, driving us insane Super-spreaders amplify the narrative's refrain Ask yourself who benefits when stories break the chain Narrative economics, it's not just math and graphs Stories move the money when the market laughs or gasps Who wins when this tale takes hold across the trading maps? That's the contrarian question when the narrative's got gaps [Bridge] When everyone believes the same old story's true That's when contrarians find something new to do Follow the money trail and see who's pulling strings Question every narrative and what prosperity it brings [Chorus] Stories spread like viruses through the market's brain R-values, mutation rates, driving us insane Super-spreaders amplify the narrative's refrain Ask yourself who benefits when stories break the chain Narrative economics, it's not just math and graphs Stories move the money when the market laughs or gasps Who wins when this tale takes hold across the trading maps? That's the contrarian question when the narrative's got gaps [Outro] Don't just read the numbers, read between the lines Every market movement has a story by design Shiller's lesson echoes through the halls of trading time Narratives drive economics, story after rhyme
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