(listen to the song in here)

Beneath the moon's soft and silvery glow:
Towers Of Steel standing still
Silver moon over the sleeping steeples
I set my course to where the trade winds blow

The Seven Markets vast and deep
The Ancient Manager picks up his fleet
With a flock of suits he's cursed to sail the seas

"With the Silent Period loud enough
and our systems running still too hot
All the dawn raids are making it too tough”

So, alone in the boardroom
The Ancient Manager in the boardroom
They will tell you to work some more
Or they will see you in the courtroom

When the presentations don't go well
When the products don’t sell too well
When the share prices are down to hell
The Ancient Manager can’t bid farewell

Beneath the sun's soft and golden glow:
Valleys Of Glass standing still
The golden sun over the distant showrooms
I turn my course away from where it blows

“I've sailed the deeps a thousand years
In search of love, to quell my fears.
Just give your daughters to this ghostly shade

All those moments.... they will be lost
in time like tears under frost
Tomorrow we sail with god or devil!”

So, alone in the boardroom
The Ancient Manager in the boardroom
They will tell you to work some more
Or they will see you in the courtroom

When the markets don't feel too well
The decisions force you to sell
The employees will see you in hell
The Ancient Manager can’t bid farewell

But, together in the boardroom
All Ancient Managers in the boardroom
They will tell you to work some more
Or they will see them in the courtroom

Then the presentations start to go well
And the products beginning to sell
When you can again ring the bell
The Ancient Manager can bid farewell

About

Ancient Manager is the myth of the Flying Dutchman set in the modern corporate world.

The Ancient Manager finds himself in the middle of corporate struggles between customers, employees and top management, but manages to turn the tide and bring the company back to green by working together with the other Ancient Managers.

Here’s the completely true story 😉 of how Poliphilos found the idea for the song.

Credits

Written by Harri Alatalo

Produced by Juho Isomäki