[Verse 1] Burnham steps up, says it's clear as glass Russia had its fingers on the twenty-sixteen pass Brexit referendum, the vote that split the isle Now the PM's pointing at the Kremlin's quiet style Crossed the channel, warned the French the same old trick Could happen to their ballot too, he said it quick Diplomacy and Law raise a question hanging there Could this one truth unravel a vow nobody can repair [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, the twelfth of this October Brexit ghosts came knocking, whispers getting closer Cars and taxes, borders redrawing lines Read the headlines slow, let the story shine [Verse 2] Brussels drew a border round the hybrid cars Three-fifty thousand is the yearly bar Chinese imports slowing at the gate Calling it protection, calling it fair trade Meanwhile down in Panama they got crossed off a list Non-cooperative tag, erased, dismissed EEAS says the tax books finally check out clean Scrubbed from the ledger, a brand different scene [Verse 3] Across the water, Alberta's drawing breath Could their vote on leaving be Canada's own Brexit test BBC's watching if the province splits the frame History likes to echo but it never lands the same WHO's been counting childhood's heavier years Adverse experiences, the costs behind the tears Iceland, Norway, EU under one report Numbers on a page tell a quiet, hard sort [Verse 4] Spain and Portugal watch the Brussels desk with care Another summit coming, another empty chair Markets read the tariffs like tea leaves in the cup Investors holding steady, waiting to see it erupt A continent of paperwork, directives stacked in rows Every regulation hides a story no one knows From Lisbon to Warsaw the currency still bends Under every treaty there's a hundred loose ends The fishermen in Brittany, the farmers in the east All waiting on a verdict from some far-off Brussels feast And still the cameras roll on, the microphones stay hot Another press release to say what Europe's got [Bridge] Every headline's a thread in a wider weave Politics and policy, what a nation learns to believe From a referendum room to a Brussels tariff cap Europe keeps on redrawing its own shifting map A whisper in Westminster, a vote cast in the dark Every border crossing leaves another mark The story never settles, it just turns another page While the continent keeps writing its uncertain age [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, the twelfth of this October Brexit ghosts came knocking, whispers getting closer Cars and taxes, borders redrawing lines Read the headlines slow, let the story shine [Outro] October twelfth, the story keeps unfolding still Russia, cars, and borders — read between until Tomorrow brings another page, another line to find Europe's news keeps moving, just a breath behind [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, the twelfth of this October Brexit ghosts came knocking, whispers getting closer Cars and taxes, borders redrawing lines Read the headlines slow, let the story shine
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