Ghosts in the Ledger

[Intro] Here we go again, counting ghosts, Figures on the ledger, but nothing close. [Verse 1] I started with a vision, glowing bright, Turned a small idea into satellite heights. Investors came running, checkbooks in hand, Pumped up the numbers, it looked so grand. In the boardroom echoes, a cheer was heard, On paper, my fortune, absurdly spurred. But when I peek in my wallet, it’s just lint I find, All these millions, are they just in my mind? [Chorus] Ghosts in the ledger, haunting me, Paper money, can’t buy coffee. Ghosts in the ledger, screaming high, Taxman cometh, pie in the sky. [Verse 2] Plans to expand, take the world stage, But the exit tax, puts me in a cage. "Pay on potential," that’s the decree, What about cash flow? Not a guarantee. They tax my dreams, tax my sleep, Promises to keep, and a leap so steep. How do I thrive, how do I survive, When they tax my ghost money before it’s alive? [Chorus] Ghosts in the ledger, haunting me, Paper money, can’t buy coffee. Ghosts in the ledger, screaming high, Taxman cometh, pie in the sky. [Bridge] Is it real, or just a number game? Valuations high, but no fame. I’m a mogul, on paper it seems, But can’t afford the dreams, only in memes. [Breakdown] They say I’m rich, the next big mogul, But can’t stop checking, my gas tank’s fuel. Tax on wealth, that’s yet to be, Feels like chains, when I just need to be free. [Chorus] Ghosts in the ledger, haunting me, Paper money, can’t buy coffee. Ghosts in the ledger, screaming high, Taxman cometh, pie in the sky. [Outro] So when you read about my paper worth, Remember the ghosts that haunted my berth. Ledger full, but life so spare, In this game of shadows, it’s a taxing affair.