The Seeds of Yin and Yang

Intro

Verse 1

The crowd is shouting, but they don’t know why.

They repeat the past, a 40-year lie.

In the 80s, the leaders broke the line.

They crushed the unions to save a dime.

The rich got richer, the workers got less.

Now we are living in this messy mess.

The "Great Decoupling"—pay stayed flat.

While the big boss man got tall and fat.

Chorus

We’re on a spaceship, stuck in the sky.

Will we help each other, or let it die?

The Cowboy hunts for a bounty to take.

The Taoboy shares for the collective sake.

One is fear, one is care.

Which one of them is standing there?

​[Chorus / Hook]

We’re on a spaceship, the tank is dry!

Will we help each other, or let it die?

The Cowboy hunts for a bounty to take,

The Taoboy shares for the collective sake!

No more jungle rules, no more greed,

The Union is the heart of what we need!

Share! Repair! Sustain the ship!

Don't let the future lose its grip!

​[Outro]

The Cowboy or the Taoboy?

Choose. Now.

Outro

The Cowboy or the Taowboy?

Choose. Now.

The Cowboy or the Taowboy?

Choose. Now.

Choose. Now.

Choose. Now. Now. Now. Now. Now.

Verse 2

The older generation had the "Magic Meal."

But they got scared and they closed the deal.

They kept the houses, they kept the gold.

They left the young out in the cold.

They say "More growth!" but the tank is dry.

Like a Cargo Cult looking at the sky.

Waiting for the planes that never arrive.

While the unions are the way

​[Verse]

In the 80s, they broke the line,

They took the gold and they felt fine.

The "Magic Banquet" was on the plate,

But they killed the unions and sealed our fate.

At thirty-five, they had twenty-one percent,

Now we have five, and we can’t pay rent!

​[Chorus]

Productivity up! (But the pay stays low!)

Where did all the money go?

The Cowboy stole the worker's prize,

While building airstrips made of lies!

Don't be a Cowboy, don't hunt alone,

The Taowboy model is the way to our home!

​[Drop]

SHARE! REPAIR! SUSTAIN!

​[Outro]

The 80s are over. The ship is full. Choose your side.

Choose your nana choose your side.

The Taowboy model is the way to our home!

​[Drop]

SHARE! REPAIR! SUSTAIN!

​[Outro]

The 80s are over. The ship is sailed.

Choose your side. Choose who bailed.

Bridge

China knows it.

The world can see.

The union is the heart of you and me.

Like the global cry for peace today,

We need a brand new way to play.

No more "Jungle Rule."

No more "Bounty Hunt."

Put the worker at the front!

Drop

​[Outro]

The 80s are over. The ship is sailed.

Choose your side. Choose who bailed.

Outro

Share. Repair. Sustain the ship.

Don't let the future lose its grip.

The Cowboy or the Taowboy?

The Cowboy or the Taowboy?

Choose. Now.

(Sudden silence)