{"id":55299,"date":"2026-09-02T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55299"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:21:12","slug":"liquidation-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/09\/02\/liquidation-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquidation Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Arrangement: Dark, driving piano-rock \/ organ-rock anthem. Starts with a sparse piano and bass pulse, builds into pounding drums, distorted guitar, and a huge call-and-response chorus.]<\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nCash register ringing…
\n(Cha-ching!)
\nHear that sound?
\n(Going down!)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWe put a price on everything
\nFrom the mountain to the sea
\nPut a dollar sign on tomorrow
\nAnd called it “free”<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nLiquidation sale!
\n(Epic fail!)
\nEverything must go!
\n(What little we know!)<\/p>\n

The mighty dollar
\n(Holler:)
\nHail!
\n(Liquidation sale!)<\/p>\n

Sell the future
\n(Sell it cheap!)
\nDig it deeper
\n(While we sleep!)
\n… with the sheep<\/p>\n

Liquidation sale!
\n(Going, going, gone!)
\nThe sky is calling (falling)
\nWe’ve been calling too long!<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nHeat waves in the marketplace
\nFloodwater through the door
\nInsurance walking out the back
\nSaying, “We don’t cover anymore”
\n[Chorus]<\/p>\n

Liquidation sale!
\n(Moral of the tale?)
\nEverything must go!
\n(Everything we know!)<\/p>\n

The mighty dollar
\n(Holler:)
\nHail!
\n(Liquidation sale!)<\/p>\n

Sell the future
\n(Sell it cheap!)
\nDig it deeper (deep, deep, deep)
\nWhile we sleep…
\n(With fellow sheep)<\/p>\n

Liquidation sale!
\n(Going, going, gone!)
\nThe sky is calling
\n(We’ve been calling too long!)
\n… falling, calling, falling… <\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nThe mighty dollar
\n(Holler:)
\nHail!
\n(Liquidation sale)<\/p>\n

Fear the atmosphere
\n(That you ignore)
\nSame ole song…
\n(Not for long)
\nNo, no more!<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nThe mighty dollar
\n(Holler:)
\nHail!
\n(Liquidation sale)<\/p>\n

Fear the atmosphere
\n(That you ignore)
\nSame ole song…
\n(Not for long)
\nNo, no more!<\/p>\n

(Whoa-oh!)<\/p>\n

The price is rising
\n(Not surprising!)
\nThe cost no longer hidden
\n(The apple… bitten)<\/p>\n

… the bill’s comes due…<\/p>\n

[Breakdown]
\nFor me n’ you<\/p>\n

Going once!
\n(Once!)<\/p>\n

Going twice!
\n(Twice!)<\/p>\n

Sold to the highest bidder!
\n(Who?)<\/p>\n

Sold the future!
\n(That’s you)
\n… for sure…<\/p>\n

Going once!
\n(Going once!)<\/p>\n

Going twice!
\n(Going twice!)<\/p>\n

Sold!
\n(His story told)<\/p>\n

[Instrumental]
\n[Pounding piano \/ organ riff]<\/p>\n

Hail!
\n(Hail!)<\/p>\n

Hail!
\n(Hail!)<\/p>\n

The mighty dollar!
\n(The mighty dollar!)<\/p>\n

But who will save us
\n(When the sale is over?)
\n… we’ll discover<\/p>\n

[Final Chorus]
\nThe mighty dollar
\n(Holler:)
\nHail!
\n(Liquidation sale!)<\/p>\n

No more hiding
\n(No more lies!)
\nNo more selling
\n(Our demise!)<\/p>\n

Liquidation sale!
\n(Going, going, gone!)
\nThe sky is calling
\n(Hey! I’m falling!)
\nNo more “same ole song”
\n(We’ve been calling too long!)<\/p>\n

Liquidation sale!
\n(Liquidation sale!)
\nThe final warning bell!
\n(The final warning bell!)<\/p>\n

You can sell the future
\n(Still… you can’t escape the bill!)<\/p>\n

[Final Refrain]
\nThe mighty dollar
\n(Holler:)
\nHail!
\n(Liquidation sale!)<\/p>\n

Fear the atmosphere
\n(That you ignore)<\/p>\n

Same ole song…
\n(Not for long)<\/p>\n

No, no more!
\n(No, no more!)<\/p>\n

NO MORE!<\/p>\n

[Outro]<\/p>\n

Cash register ringing…
\n(Cha-ching!)
\nDing. Ding. Ding.<\/p>\n

[Whisper]<\/p>\n

Liquidation sale…
\n(Epic fail)
\nSouls for sale<\/p>\n

[Repeat, Fade out]
\n[Silence]
\n[End]<\/p>\n

From the album “Fluidization<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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