[Silence]
[Instrumental: Hohner Clavinet, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, sub-bass, organ, percussion, drums]
[Intro]
What’s the price?
(What’s the cost?)
Hold on tight
(Or get lost!)
Markets twitch
(Nerves are raw)
We’ve all got
(The same law)
[Verse 1]
Green on the screen, then red appears
Fear takes over, fueled by fears
Yeah, you’re certain till the numbers fall
Then it’s too late to heed the call
Buy the rumor, sell the news
Pick your winners, pay your dues
Fortunes rise and fortunes drop
Who’s gonna know when the music stops?
[Pre-Chorus]
Greed says hold
(Fear says run!)
Everybody’s sure
(Until it’s done!)
Watch the panic
(Spread around!)
One bad signal
(Shakes the ground!)
[Chorus]
What are you holding on to
(There’s an impending sell off)
No, it’s not depending…
(Scoff… risk surrendering fortitude)
… oh so rude….
(What’s with the attitude?)
[Verse 2]
Billion-dollar bets on a shaky floor
Promises made, then slammed the door
Leverage high and the margins thin
One little crack and the stampede begins
[Pre-Chorus]
Watch the headlines
(Watch the flow!)
What you think you know
(May not be so!)
Price and value
(Aren’t the same!)
Panic selling
(Feeds the flame!)
[Chorus]
What are you holding on to
(There’s an impending sell off)
No, it’s not depending…
(Scoff… risk surrendering fortitude)
… oh so rude….
(What’s with the attitude?)
Hold on?
(Let go?)
Buy more?
(Who knows?)
Pay the price
(When reason’s low!)
You’ve got advice
(Where’d the facts go?)
Sell-off!
(Shake it loose!)
Sell-off!
(What’s the use?)
Panic!
(Reaction!)
Markets move
(With interaction!)
[Final Chorus]
What are you holding on to
(There’s an impending sell off)
No, it’s not depending…
(Scoff… risk surrendering fortitude)
… oh so rude….
(What’s with the attitude?)
What are you holding on to
(What are ya gonna do?)
When the market turns
(… and your profit burns)
Fear or reason?
(Choose your side!)
Know your risk
(Don’t just ride!)
[Outro]
Sell-off…
(It’s not a prophecy)
Sell-off…
(It’s a possibility)
… now a reality
(What a shhh…) It show!
Hold on…
(Let go…)
… time you know
Know what you own…
(And why you hold…)
What’s with the attitude?
(Caveman crude)
From the album “Vista“