A black book - for the collective good? A black book - for all collective god? A black book - for the collective good? A black book - for all collective god? The will to act, as your world cracks Priorities established: We choose aggressive growth And distressed securities Outweighing pros and pros We are going strong We are going to hit paydirt And million more Live in fear the their jobs may disappear (Is this) some kind of economic coffee break Between booms? An unfair peace is better than your so-called "fair minded war" We are still waiting For the applause to die down! Speculative trading Why can't we resist? These are no-no's Let's stop those bogus deals! We are still waiting But we read the bottom line And everything in between A black book Ignoring all, ignored by all? For the collective good? Free trade, not fair trade A black book Ignoring all, out of control? For the collective god? The will to act, as your world cracks! It's this old "they-drown-anyway alibi"
Helps to ignore The grumbling of more and more stomachs The business kept offshore And the media remaining As satisfied bystanders and Co-profiteers They are playing with our fears Some kind of economic coffee break Between booms? An unfair peace is better than your so-called "fair minded war" We are still waiting For the applause to die down! Speculative trading Why can't we resist? These are no-no's Let's stop those bogus deals! We are still waiting But we read the bottom line And everything in between A black book - for the collective good? A black book - for all collective god? A black book Ignoring all, ignored by all? For the collective good? Free trade, not fair trade A black book Ignoring all, out of control? For the collective god? The will to act, as your world cracks! A black book Ignoring all, ignored by all? For the collective good? Free trade, not fair trade (A black book) Ignoring all, out of control? (A black book) The will to act, as your world cracks!