[Verse 1] The EU holds its breath again, delays the travel call Canadians who planned for Europe, waiting in the hall The paperwork that should have come keeps stalling in review Bureaucratic hesitation — nothing yet is new And meanwhile eighty souls were lost off Ceuta's rocky shore Tried to cross the water's edge, they won't be crossing more But politics has a habit of swallowing the grief The tragedy becomes a talking point, not a belief [Chorus] Europe writes its headlines slow and fast Some are urgent, some are built to last Carbon, passports, lives upon the sea Policy moves with strange velocity The continent is reshaping what it knows Watch the votes, watch where the money flows [Verse 2] Caribbean golden passports catch the Brussels eye Buy a citizenship, buy entry — the EU asks them why Shut the programs down or face restrictions at the gate The golden door is tarnished now, the EU sets it straight And somewhere in the NATO halls, a shadow has appeared A Canadian intern accused of feeding China what they feared The whisper of espionage inside the allied ranks A quiet word that echoes loud across the riverbanks [Chorus] Europe writes its headlines slow and fast Some are urgent, some are built to last Carbon, passports, lives upon the sea Policy moves with strange velocity The continent is reshaping what it knows Watch the votes, watch where the money flows [Verse 3] The farmers in the lowlands raise their flags against the rules Brussels sets the targets high and sharpens all its tools Nitrogen and water rights, the soil beneath their boots A generation's livelihood entangled in disputes And energy keeps shifting as the pipelines lose their hold New cables laid beneath the sea, new stories being told The dependency on fossil fuel — a chapter closing down The green transition writing itself city, farm, and town [Bridge] For cars and vans they're counting carbon now Low-steel credits written in a vow Montenegro knocking, Iceland at its side Enlargement talks — the door swings open wide And prostate screening maps across the bloc Health systems measured, pilot programs stock A velleity of progress — wanting change but slow to act The wish exists, the will is still a fact they have to track [Outro] August eighth, the date is set in ink Europe moves, but pauses still to think Eighty names the politics forgot The headlines fade — the consequences do not [Chorus] Europe writes its headlines slow and fast Some are urgent, some are built to last Carbon, passports, lives upon the sea Policy moves with strange velocity The continent is reshaping what it knows Watch the votes, watch where the money flows
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