[Verse 1] The boardroom whispers secrets while the shareholders sleep Executives pocket bonuses they promised not to keep Empire building with your money, jets and golden doors Management wants the kingdom, you just want returns and more [Chorus] Agency problems tear the seams apart When my interests clash with your beating heart Shareholders versus management's game Bondholders caught inside the flame Misaligned incentives, divergent dreams Nothing's ever quite the way it seems [Verse 2] The CEO builds castles made of debt and risky schemes While bondholders watch nervously as equity redeems Shareholders cheer the leverage, dividends flow like wine But creditors feel tremors down their spine [Chorus] Agency problems tear the seams apart When my interests clash with your beating heart Shareholders versus management's game Bondholders caught inside the flame Misaligned incentives, divergent dreams Nothing's ever quite the way it seems [Bridge] Moral hazard creeps through contracts signed in ink Asymmetric information, faster than you think Monitoring costs money, bonding takes its toll Principal and agent, who's really in control? [Verse 3] Stock options twist the narrative, align or just deceive? Performance-based compensation, what should we believe? Wealth transfer from the lenders to the equity side Conflicts multiplying, nowhere left to hide [Chorus] Agency problems tear the seams apart When my interests clash with your beating heart Shareholders versus management's game Bondholders caught inside the flame Misaligned incentives, divergent dreams Nothing's ever quite the way it seems [Outro] Corporate governance holds the key Transparency's the remedy Balance power, share the prize See through all their alibis
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