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Range-Bound-I.mp3<\/a>
\nRange-Bound-I.mp4<\/a>
\nRange-Bound-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp3<\/a>
\nRange-Bound-Unplugged-Underground-XVIII.mp4<\/a>
\nRange-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nThey say (“Hey!”)
\nThings are under control
\n(Let the good times roll)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nWe’re with in a range
\n(A trading range)
\nThough it may seem strange
\n(As we rearrange)
\nThinking we are bound
\n(Thinking we are chained)
\nWhile life’s rearranged
\n(Life’s found… sound…)
\nI ain’t sticking ’round<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nThey say (“Hey!”)
\nThings are under control
\n(Let the good times roll)
\nNo! (Don’t get in the way)
\nOf our brand new day
\n(Despite your dismay)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nWoe, you know…
\n(“Home on the Range”)
\nWe’re trading in a band
\nRestricted by what we understand
\n(As we rearrange)
\nThought of being bound
\n(Come unbound, unwound)
\nTime’s have gone “too strange”
\n(Too, too far…)
\nBeyond bizarre<\/p>\n

[Refrain]
\nThey say (“Hey!”)
\nThings are under control
\n(Let the good times roll)
\nNo! (Don’t get in the way)
\nOf our brand new day
\n(Despite your dismay)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nThey say (“Hey!”)
\nThings are under control
\n(Let the good times roll)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG
\nThe song \u201cRange Bound\u201d uses financial market metaphors\u2014specifically the concept of being stuck in a \u201ctrading range\u201d\u2014to comment on political stagnation, delusion, and false optimism during the Trump presidency. It offers a layered critique of both economic complacency and manipulated narratives of control, stability, and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Financial Markets Metaphor:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In markets, being range bound<\/em> means that prices are stuck between support and resistance levels\u2014no breakout, no collapse, just constrained movement. The song uses this concept to symbolize:<\/p>\n