text_original: On a "sliding scale" lately we've slid fast enough, Though the "ways" of that slide have been terribly rough.
text_transcription: ON A SLIDING SCALE LATELY WE'VE SLID FAST ENOUGH THOUGH THE WAYS OF THAT SLIDE HAVE BEEN TERRIBLY ROUGH
phonemes: ˌɔn ˈeɪ "slˈaɪdɪŋ skˈeɪl" lˈeɪtli wiːv slˈɪd fˈæst ɪnˈʌf, ðˌoʊ ðə "wˈeɪz" ʌv ðæt slˈaɪd hɐvbɪn tˈɛɹᵻbli ɹˈʌf.