[Verse 1] March twenty-twenty, COVID struck the globe Restaurants shuttered, airlines froze their code Hospitals strained while tech stocks climbed the charts Supply chains snapped like broken guitar parts First came the obvious: tourism died Then ripples spread to sectors far and wide [Chorus] Map the cascade, four sectors deep Black swan autopsy, secrets to keep Foreseeable impacts, novel surprise Time horizon tells us when chaos arrives Autopsy the black swan, learn how it spreads Connect every domino before the thread [Verse 2] Silicon Valley Bank collapsed in days Startups scrambled through financial maze Tech layoffs triggered, venture funding dried Real estate trembled as confidence cried Week one: the panic, month two: the squeeze Year three: innovation on its knees [Chorus] Map the cascade, four sectors deep Black swan autopsy, secrets to keep Foreseeable impacts, novel surprise Time horizon tells us when chaos arrives Autopsy the black swan, learn how it spreads Connect every domino before the thread [Bridge] Suez Canal blocked for just six days Shipping delayed in a thousand ways Oil prices spiked, manufacturing stalled Retail shelves empty, consumers appalled Some shocks we predicted, others blindsided Document the timeline, leave nothing divided [Verse 3] Ukraine invasion shook the grain supply Energy markets reached for the sky Fertilizer shortages, food crisis bloomed Global inflation, recession loomed Military spending, refugee flows Cybersecurity, nobody knows [Final Chorus] Map the cascade, four sectors deep Black swan autopsy, lessons to reap Foreseeable patterns, genuine shock Business continuity around the clock Dissect every black swan, trace every thread Prepare for the chaos that lies ahead [Outro] Document the timeline, mark every phase Black swan autopsies illuminate the maze
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