[Verse 1] Andy Burnham's on the mic, talking Brexit like a bruise half-healed, Says the Kremlin's fingers in the wiring, that's the truth he's revealed, Wants a reset with the Union, tighter stitching, closer thread, Hopes to land a deal next month, stirring arguments instead, Some call it reunion, some call it a turn too sharp to trust, Either way the Channel's narrower than it was in last month's dust. [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, slow like a vinyl spin, Treaties stacking quiet, let the headlines in, Brussels keeps a candle lit on tables round and wide, Trace the news like footsteps, let it be your guide. [Verse 2] Over in Beirut the Union's planting a careful seed, CSDP mission, defense and security, that's the creed, Not boots crashing loud, more like scaffolding and care, Strengthening the institutions already standing there, Meanwhile Brussels shakes on a deal with the dragon, ink still wet, Bruegel calls it a first step, not the rebalance that you'd bet, China's scale still towers tall, the deal's a pebble, not the wall, Progress moving sideways, barely moving straight at all. [Chorus] [Verse 3] Ukraine's knocking at the threshold, one more chapter in the file, Accession inching forward, measured like a careful mile, Twenty-seven member states still counting coins from the recovery plan, France 24 asks who benefited, tracing money through the land, Roads repaved and factories humming, grants and loans combined, Some states feast and some just nibble, that's the balance that they find. [Verse 4] Over in the east the energy grids are humming new alliance, Gas pipelines rerouted, testing every border's compliance, Poland counts its leverage, the Baltics watch the tide, Berlin plays it cautious, keeping interests close inside, Meanwhile farmers in the south are marching, tractors in the street, Subsidies and tariffs clashing, policy and practice don't quite meet, Spain and Italy demanding fairer shares of harvest gold, While Brussels drafts another white paper, patient, calm, and cold. [Bridge] Lebanon, Ukraine, Beijing, and London on the phone, Every headline is a stitch in a coat that's not quite sewn, Nothing's finished, nothing's broken, just in motion, slow and low, That's the rhythm of a Union learning how the winds can blow. [Chorus] [Outro] October thirteenth fading like the needle leaves the groove, Europe still negotiating every careful move, The record spins another turn, the story won't stand still, Every border just a verse within a larger, longer will. [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, slow like a vinyl spin, Treaties stacking quiet, let the headlines in, Brussels keeps a candle lit on tables round and wide, Trace the news like footsteps, let it be your guide.
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