Music Analysis Adverse Selection And Negative Externalities

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Released in April 2017 by Columbia Records, Sign of the Times is the debut single of English songwriter and singer Harry Styles. Musically, it is described as a soft rock ballad. The two economic concepts applicable to Sign of the Times are the adverse selection and negative externalities.
Adverse selection is a commonly used term in economics, risk management, and insurance. It describes a situation or condition in which the market participation of a company or organization gets affected by asymmetric information. It applies to the following lyrics.
Stop your crying, baby, it's a sign of the times
We gotta get away, we got to get away
Here we can see that the singer is asking someone to stop crying and encouraging him to get away. From an economic point of view, this can be a si...