[Verse 1]
Nineteen seventy-three, the world shifted gear
Yom Kippur War erupted, tensions crystal clear
OPEC drew their weapon, not of steel or flame
Cut the oil supply lines, changed the economic game
[Chorus]
When energy controls the scenes
Everything costs more than it seems
Transport, heating, plastics too
Fertilizer prices shoot right through
Energy's the master key
Unlocks inflation's spree
Seventy-three's the breaking point
When supply shocks rock every joint
[Verse 2]
Nixon faced the shortages, gas lines stretched for miles
Arab nations wielded crude like diplomatic files
Four times higher oil prices hit the Western shore
Economic regime crumbled like it had before
[Chorus]
When energy controls the scenes
Everything costs more than it seems
Transport, heating, plastics too
Fertilizer prices shoot right through
Energy's the master key
Unlocks inflation's spree
Seventy-three's the breaking point
When supply shocks rock every joint
[Bridge]
Energy flows through every trade
Chemicals and steel cascades
Trucking costs and factory heat
Make the price spiral complete
Canada feels the ripple waves
US scrambles, stagflation raves
Global markets rearrange
Nothing left will stay the same
[Verse 3]
From the Middle East embargo to the grocery store
Input costs keep climbing through the factory door
Bretton Woods was fading, dollar's grip grew weak
Energy crisis painted the future bleak
[Final Chorus]
When energy controls the scenes
Everything costs more than it seems
Transport, heating, plastics too
Fertilizer prices shoot right through
Energy's the master key
Unlocks inflation's spree
Seventy-three's the breaking year
When oil made the future unclear
[Outro]
Remember the lesson from that fateful time
When energy shortage crossed every line
One input rules them all you see
Controls the whole economy