[Verse 1] Ten years since the ballot, ten years since the split Britain marked the Brexit vote — still arguing about it In the towns that chose to leave, the mood is cold and grey "Grumpy" is the word they use to describe it to this day Economic trouble stirring, wages thin as paper Promises of sovereignty feel further, not much nearer But one voice pushes back and says the damage isn't done "Brexit hasn't gone wrong," she claims — the debate never won [Chorus] Europe on the move, Europe counting cost Counting what was gained, counting what was lost Alliances are shifting, old agreements strain The continent keeps spinning in the June twenty-six rain [Verse 2] Niall Ferguson stepping up, pen sharp as a blade Says Britons truly feel the weight of every trade delayed A decade on, the new Prime Minister must choose Lean back toward Brussels or keep holding to those views Big calls on the table like a hand nobody's dealt The distance between Britain and the EU's finally felt Across the channel, cooler heads are watching, taking stock Ten years of separation ticking like a broken clock [Chorus] Europe on the move, Europe counting cost Counting what was gained, counting what was lost Alliances are shifting, old agreements strain The continent keeps spinning in the June twenty-six rain [Verse 3] From Scotland up to Cornwall, from the ports to the city square The fishing boats sit quieter, there's tension in the air Young voices say they'd vote again to change the outcome now The older generation holds its ground and won't allow The papers running headlines like the years were just a blink Politicians pouring words like water down the sink Ten years is long enough to see the shape of what was done A referendum's shadow stretching long beneath the sun [Chorus] Europe on the move, Europe counting cost Counting what was gained, counting what was lost Alliances are shifting, old agreements strain The continent keeps spinning in the June twenty-six rain [Bridge] Meanwhile in the chambers of the EU and NATO's hall The eleventh progress report says cooperation won't fall Security is tightening, the threats are multiplying Eleven rounds of partnership, the ink still slowly drying But Amnesty is raising flags over Libya's border deal Calling EU migration pacts with "racist" systems real The Colossus Project gets a Commissioner's eye Infrastructure, energy — ambitions running high [Chorus] Europe on the move, Europe counting cost Counting what was gained, counting what was lost Alliances are shifting, old agreements strain The continent keeps spinning in the June twenty-six rain [Outro] That's the twenty-third of June, Europe's complex score Ten years older, ten years wiser — arguing for more
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