Who started the fire?
Eldas Phillips, brother Frank, PPC incorporate
Kansas/Texas, panhandle they, started drilling wells.
Town they pick is Bartlesville, make gasoline plus NGL,
Borger has refinery, a new type of gas.
Driving car feeling fast, 66 hauling a--!
Reach into our bag of tricks, name it Phillips 66!
Frank steps down, Boots steps in, Phillips has a new king.
Buy some PEPCo and some land, Alkylations now in hand.
They didn’t start a fire
They were more discerning it was less concerning.
They didn’t start a fire.
Since they didn’t light it, was no need to fight it.
Ethylene and Propelyne, Phillips Chem now on the scene,
World War II, high octane, Jets in the sky.
Billing Mont refinery, begin expansion overseas.
Tidewater brought in, rebranded ”Flying A.”
Venezuela, Canada, EkoFisk, Columbia
Bought G.A.O. in 83, it worked out well as you can see.
Mesa Power, Carl Icahn, T Boone Pickens, man oh man,
What can we do deep in debt? Time to get the merger set!
While there was a bit of fire,
The people had a plan and things were well in hand.
While there was a bit of fire,
Were only slightly toasted more like chestnuts roasted.
Mulva and, Conoco, sign the papers off we go,
CoP is now a thing but spelling out is such a pain!
Armitage is fly as hell, Debt reduction, asset sales,
Time to split back into parts cuz Mulva says it’s time to go!
9 month timeline, lack of sleep, overtime.
Got it done, and with that said, Garland/Lance took all the cred.
VCIP, Stock Price, Bank account was looking nice
Then fast forward 5 more years, Psycho Zhana shows up here!
We should have seen the fire.
All the signs were showing, all the coals were glowing.
We should have seen the fire.
We ignored the lightning while the noose was tightening.
Cloud is first, Amazon, lifted shifted moved on.
S--- it up buttercup, backfill is a no go
Reorg lack of confidence, ELT not making sense,
Update, resume, don’t forget, linked in
Thin clients, understaffed, fail fast, budget slashed.
Tension headache, low morale, WHO IS ON WHAT PROJECT NOW?
I can’t ignore the fire.
I could try to fight it, but she’d just relight it.
I can’t ignore the fire.
The flames are flaring higher, but I can’t retire.
Head is down, overworked, attitude is in the dirt.
Review, blurry haze, 3 again, tiny raise.
Vacay, sick day, running low, and I have nowhere to go.
I’m just sitting on the can, holding my head in my hands.
Case of Red bull by my side, Caffeine highs how I survive.
Panic sweats, I’m upset, epithets, my outlet.
Layoffs, breakfast, taxi cabs, outsource all the things we have,
MASS ATTRITION HIT THE DOOR, I CAN’T TAKE IT ANY MORE
This thing’s a dumpster fire.
We dumped an ocean on it but its f---ing chronic.
This thing’s a dumpster fire
No, I didn’t light it but I’m stuck inside it while it still burns on and on and on