[Verse 1]
Twenty-twenty came like thunder, pandemic hit the ground
Business plans were built for two weeks, not for years of lockdown
Supply chains broke and twisted, demand just disappeared
The models said impossible, but black swans had appeared
[Chorus]
Recent records show the truth we need to know
Plans that looked so solid crumble when the real storms blow
COVID taught us, wars remind us, currencies can fall
Black swan planning means preparing for the worst of all
[Verse 2]
Twenty-twenty-two brought conflict, Ukraine under fire
Russian sanctions changed by sunrise, supply lines in the mire
Neon gas from eastern Europe, grain from fertile land
Companies thought they were distant found they couldn't stand
[Chorus]
Recent records show the truth we need to know
Plans that looked so solid crumble when the real storms blow
COVID taught us, wars remind us, currencies can fall
Black swan planning means preparing for the worst of all
[Verse 3]
Turkey's lira sliding downward, eighty percent decline
Not a crash but death by inches, rewriting every line
Argentina's peso tumbling, two hundred percent inflation
Lebanon's banks just stopped the payments, financial devastation
[Bridge]
Sri Lanka defaulted for the very first time
When assumptions crumble, that's the warning sign
Theater plans won't save you when the real tests come
Black swan preparation means you can't assume
[Chorus]
Recent records show the truth we need to know
Plans that looked so solid crumble when the real storms blow
COVID taught us, wars remind us, currencies can fall
Black swan planning means preparing for the worst of all
[Outro]
From the recent record, learn what history shows
When the black swan's flying, that's when no one knows