The GDP print is a quarterly snapshot of the goods and services produced in an economy. "The Quarter Sings" turns that measure into a bright, danceable pop refrain without guessing whether the number rose or fell.
The lyrics
[Verse 1]
Calendar pages on a kitchen wall
Receipts and machines in the evening glow
Every little service, everything we make
Turns into a number when the quarter breaks
[Pre-Chorus]
No crystal ball, no promise in the air
Just a measured frame of what was there
[Chorus]
GDP print, tells what we make
Goods and services in a quarter's shape
GDP print, a snapshot in time
The size of the output in a single line
GDP print, let the number ring
A read on the work of everything
[Verse 2]
A ride across town, a meal on a plate
A new line running through a factory gate
The books close softly, the figures come through
A quarter of motion in a number we can view
[Pre-Chorus]
No crystal ball, no promise in the air
Just a measured frame of what was there
[Chorus]
GDP print, tells what we make
Goods and services in a quarter's shape
GDP print, a snapshot in time
The size of the output in a single line
GDP print, let the number ring
A read on the work of everything
[Bridge]
When the headlines spin and the screens turn bright
We take one breath and read the line
What was produced, what filled the day
A measured story of the quarter's way
[Final Chorus]
GDP print, tells what we make
Goods and services in a quarter's shape
GDP print, a snapshot in time
The size of the output in a single line
GDP print, let the number ring
A read on the work of everything
GDP print, hear the whole thing sing
A quarter in motion, a number with wings