[Verse 1]
Two shadows follow every stock you buy
Systematic lurks in market's restless tide
Unsystematic hides in single names
One portfolio trick breaks its chains
[Chorus]
Sys-tem-atic cannot disappear
Mar-ket moves affect us all my dear
Un-sys-tem-atic melts away
Di-ver-si-fy and watch it fade
Only market risk gets priced today
Only market risk gets priced today
[Verse 2]
Company scandal rocks a single share
While interest rates shake portfolios everywhere
Specific risk targets one alone
Market risk cuts through every zone
[Chorus]
Sys-tem-atic cannot disappear
Mar-ket moves affect us all my dear
Un-sys-tem-atic melts away
Di-ver-si-fy and watch it fade
Only market risk gets priced today
Only market risk gets priced today
[Bridge]
Spread your eggs across the field
Firm-specific troubles yield
To the magic number game
Thirty stocks break single-name
Beta measures systematic flow
Idiosyncratic has to go
[Verse 3]
Pricing models know this ancient truth
Systematic earns its risk premium proof
Unsystematic gets no compensation
Smart diversification is salvation
[Chorus]
Sys-tem-atic cannot disappear
Mar-ket moves affect us all my dear
Un-sys-tem-atic melts away
Di-ver-si-fy and watch it fade
Only market risk gets priced today
Only market risk gets priced today
[Outro]
Two types of risk but one survives
When your portfolio truly thrives
Market risk alone commands its fee
Diversification sets you free