[Verse 1] Nineteen seventy-three, the world began to shake Bretton Woods was cracking, gold standard had to break Nixon closed the window, dollars floating free Oil prices skyrocketing, new reality [Chorus] When the golden rules cracked, the old ways fell apart Re-anchor expectations, make a brand new start Credible policy needed, adjustment brings the pain Build trust from the ashes, stabilize again Golden rules cracked, gotta find a new way Golden rules cracked, tomorrow's not today [Verse 2] Canada felt the tremors, inflation running wild Interest rates were climbing, economy defiled Federal Reserve struggled, central banks confused Old playbook was broken, new tools had to be used [Chorus] When the golden rules cracked, the old ways fell apart Re-anchor expectations, make a brand new start Credible policy needed, adjustment brings the pain Build trust from the ashes, stabilize again Golden rules cracked, gotta find a new way Golden rules cracked, tomorrow's not today [Bridge] Painful but necessary, medicine tastes bad Volcker raised the rates high, made the people mad But credibility matters when you're making change Re-anchoring takes sacrifice to get back in range [Verse 3] Global markets spinning, currencies in flux Trade relationships changing, nobody knew what's what But from this disruption came a lesson clear Strong institutions matter when the storm is here [Chorus] When the golden rules cracked, the old ways fell apart Re-anchor expectations, make a brand new start Credible policy needed, adjustment brings the pain Build trust from the ashes, stabilize again Golden rules cracked, gotta find a new way Golden rules cracked, tomorrow's not today [Outro] Seventy-three taught us when the system breaks Re-anchoring expectations, that's what success takes Credible and painful, but it leads us through Golden rules may crack, but we build them new
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