[Verse 1] Trump's at the microphone calling NATO's deal absurd Says American support is getting "ridiculous" — his word While Carney boards a plane to Türkiye for the summit hall Then swings through Saudi Arabia, trade and tech the call Megabanks in Brussels caught between the low and high Capital requirements stacking up against the sky [Chorus] Europe's wires are humming, signals crossing every sea From defence budgets climbing to who pays what in fees The alliances are shifting like a bayou in the rain Every headline drops a stone and sends out waves again Europe, July third, the news don't slow its pace Old agreements bending under pressure, holding space [Verse 2] Peace Brigades are petitioning the European throne "Don't pour more money into weapons," that's the tone Meanwhile António Costa took the Irish Presidency stage Dublin holding the Council's wheel, a brand new page And Canada Post has quietly shut its parcel doors To certain EU countries — check your tracking, there's no more [Chorus] Europe's wires are humming, signals crossing every sea From defence budgets climbing to who pays what in fees The alliances are shifting like a bayou in the rain Every headline drops a stone and sends out waves again Europe, July third, the news don't slow its pace Old agreements bending under pressure, holding space [Bridge] France 24 is running words that cut through like a knife "If Ukraine falls, the European project loses life" Danielle Smith somehow sidestepped a Brexit ricochet The details snake through policy corridors far away Every capital is calculating, counting what they owe The continent's a chessboard and the pieces will not stay [Verse 3] The Baltic states are watching eastern borders, holding tight Defence ministers are drawing lines and arguing what's right Berlin counting euros while the eastern flank grows cold Warsaw says commitment means much more than pledges told Somewhere in the hallways diplomats are losing sleep The promises made easy are the hardest ones to keep And ordinary people scroll the feed and wonder when The summit talk translates to something real for them again [Outro] July the third, the stories stacked and dense Europe watching every move with dollars, troops, and sense The news kept moving — now you know the score [Chorus] Europe's wires are humming, signals crossing every sea From defence budgets climbing to who pays what in fees The alliances are shifting like a bayou in the rain Every headline drops a stone and sends out waves again Europe, July third, the news don't slow its pace Old agreements bending under pressure, holding space
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