[Verse 1] Nineteen seventy-three, the golden years came crashing down Oil embargo hit, prices spinning all around Nations that imported watched their bills climb to the sky As the petrol pumps ran dry, economies began to cry [Chorus] When the golden age shattered, money had to flow Petrodollars spinning where they shouldn't go Import bills are rising, debt is taking hold The seeds of crisis planted when the golden age grew cold Petrodollars, petrodollars, cycling through the banks Setting up tomorrow's debt, filling up the tanks [Verse 2] Countries buying oil faced a brand new reality Every barrel cost much more, draining their treasury While the oil-rich nations watched their coffers overflow With dollars piling high, they had to make them grow [Chorus] When the golden age shattered, money had to flow Petrodollars spinning where they shouldn't go Import bills are rising, debt is taking hold The seeds of crisis planted when the golden age grew cold Petrodollars, petrodollars, cycling through the banks Setting up tomorrow's debt, filling up the tanks [Bridge] Global finance took those dollars, recycled them around Lending to the nations where cheap oil couldn't be found But every loan today becomes a burden down the line When the payments come due, will everything be fine? [Verse 3] The regime that worked before couldn't work the same way now Higher energy costs meant changing when and how Economic systems strained under pressure and the weight Of expensive energy sealing many nations' fate [Final Chorus] When the golden age shattered, everything changed course Petrodollars became a double-edged force Import bills kept rising, debt stress took its hold The story of the breakdown when the golden age grew cold Petrodollars, petrodollars, cycling through the years Building up the conditions for tomorrow's fears [Outro] Nineteen seventy-three, when the golden age broke apart The end became the start of a whole new chart
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