DYNASTY BUSINESS

INTRO – SPOKEN

Welcome to Ancient China!

Where the emperors have power, the silk is expensive,

And everybody's trying to build a wall.

Let's get this dynasty business!

VERSE 1 – THE EMPEROR

I'm the emperor, baby, sitting on the throne,

Got a whole big kingdom, better leave me alone.

Mandate of Heaven, yeah, I'm chosen by the sky,

If the crops start failing, better question why.

Got officials in the palace, got the taxes coming in,

If you wanna run the empire, better know how to win.

Qin Shi Huang pulled up, said, "I'm number one,"

Unified the states, now the dynasty's begun!

HOOK

Dynasty Business, making history with the riches,

Silk on my shoulders, got the whole world wishing.

Build a Great Wall, make the enemies think twice,

Got inventions in the East that are changing up the price!

Dynasty Business, everybody knows the name,

Thousands of years later, we're still playing the game!

VERSE 2 – THE INVENTIONS

Got paper on the desk, now we're writing it down,

Before that, bamboo strips were going all around.

Printing made books, now the knowledge can spread,

Compass points north, got directions in my head.

Gunpowder boom, now the fireworks fly,

Four great inventions, got the whole world wide-eyed.

Silk Road trading, got the merchants on the move,

Silk, spices, and ideas, everybody's got something to prove.

VERSE 3 – THE GREAT WALL

I'm building up a wall, stretching over the land,

Got workers putting stone with a shovel in their hand.

Not built in one day, took centuries to grow,

Different dynasties added sections to the show.

Keeping out invaders was the original plan,

Now tourists take pictures like, "Look where I am!"

Terracotta soldiers standing guard underground,

Qin's buried army, thousands all around.

Life-size warriors with a serious face,

Even in the afterlife, he's protecting his place!

HOOK

Dynasty Business, making history with the riches,

Silk on my shoulders, got the whole world wishing.

Build a Great Wall, make the enemies think twice,

Got inventions in the East that are changing up the price!

Dynasty Business, everybody knows the name,

Thousands of years later, we're still playing the game!

VERSE 4 – THE PHILOSOPHERS

Confucius walked in with some wisdom to share,

Said, "Respect your elders, show your family care."

Laozi said, "Relax, let the natural way flow,"

While the government officials got a million things to know.

Dynasties rise, dynasties fall,

Mandate of Heaven can be lost by them all.

Han Dynasty thriving, trade is getting strong,

Making paper, learning science, keeping history long.

But the palace got drama, the power gets tight,

One emperor's a legend, the next one ain't right!

BRIDGE – SPOKEN

Wait a minute...

You're telling me China invented paper, printing, the compass, and gunpowder?

And they built a wall thousands of miles long?

Meanwhile, I can't even put together an IKEA desk.

I need to get my dynasty business together.

FINAL HOOK

Dynasty Business, making history with the riches,

Silk on my shoulders, got the whole world wishing.

From the Great Wall to the Silk Road trade,

Ancient China built a legacy that never fades!

Dynasty Business, everybody knows the name,

Thousands of years later, we're still playing the game!

OUTRO – SPOKEN

From Qin to Han, so many dynasties came,

Inventions, philosophy, and worldwide fame.

They changed the world, left a legacy to see...

Now pass me some silk. I'm starting my own dynasty.