Name: When We Were At The Brink
Duration: P00H03M35S
Description: [Written in 2013 on the fifth anniversary of the 2008 financial meltdown, a time when it felt like we'd bombed ourselves back into the Stone Age, I reimagined cave-dwellers on Wall Street....]

When We Were At The Brink

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[Written in 2013 on the fifth anniversary of the 2008 financial meltdown, a time when it felt like we'd bombed ourselves back into the Stone Age, I reimagined cave-dwellers on Wall Street....]

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WHEN WE WERE AT THE BRINK

A long, long time ago
Back when we were tagging cave-walls
A man stopped to catch his breath
And took a pause from hunting

To reflect on short-term deals
Over long-term value creation
And he looked up at the skies with a bubble
Bursting realization

Hunting fishing farming dwelling
Overvalued mortgage selling
Dressed in furs and hides and covers
Building a fire for Lehman Brothers

When we were at the brink
When were scared for our lives
Standing on a cliff
Scared as the world melted down
When we were at the brink

Back to subprime caves
Hewn from Northern Rock deposits
Wielding clubs and sticks
And an unhealthy debt burden

Let’s discover fire
Before we go into foreclosure
Worried about the wolves at night and
Collateralized debt exposure

Prehistoric tools responding
Group cohesion social bonding
Cave art daubed in ochre and black
Of Fannie Mae and Fannie Mac

When we were at the brink
When were scared for our lives
Standing on a cliff
Scared as the world melted down
When we were at the brink

When we were at the brink

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from Jimi Cagney Experience, released June 1, 2014
Words & Music: Neal Davies

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All words, music and instruments written, sung and played by Neal. Apologies for the singing...

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