[Verse 1] When systems that we trust break down The financial grid comes crashing down Internet fails, the power's gone Business stops, we can't move on These are shocks that shake the core Of everything we planned before [Chorus] Four types of black swans in the sky Systemic shocks that make systems die Cascades fall like dominoes Regime change, nobody knows Slow burn fires creep up high Four types of black swans in the sky [Verse 2] One failure starts a chain reaction War disrupts the energy fraction Manufacturing grinds to halt Food runs short, it's no one's fault Cascades tumble domain by domain What seemed separate shares the pain [Chorus] Four types of black swans in the sky Systemic shocks that make systems die Cascades fall like dominoes Regime change, nobody knows Slow burn fires creep up high Four types of black swans in the sky [Verse 3] Overnight the rules have changed New sanctions leave us rearranged Politics shift, regulations too The game we knew is through and through Regime changes come so fast Nothing from the present lasts [Bridge] But some disasters take their time Currencies in slow decline Climate tips past points of care Demographics shift everywhere Gradual turns catastrophic When the threshold becomes topic [Chorus] Four types of black swans in the sky Systemic shocks that make systems die Cascades fall like dominoes Regime change, nobody knows Slow burn fires creep up high Four types of black swans in the sky [Outro] Plan for shocks and cascades falling Regime shifts and slow burns calling Black swans grouped in categories Help us write our business stories
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