[Verse 1] Brussels sketching maps nobody's traced before Canada knocking soft on the continent's door Call it associate — a half-open hinge Lowy says that framing's got a dangerous fringe Dalhousie scholars lean in, chalk dust on their sleeves Call it a chimera, stitched from parts no treaty achieves A beast with no body, a label with no frame A category that doesn't exist, but they're giving it a name EEAS talks tech, cooperation as the asset Carney stands at the podium, trade winds in his jacket Parliament applauds but nobody's quite sure If the door swings open or stays shut at the floor [Chorus] Category undefined, still they pencil the line Half a membership, half a valentine Ottawa to Brussels, the wire's stretched thin Nobody knows yet how this chapter begins [Verse 2] Cross the Channel, the polling numbers swell Half of Britain's ringing a different bell Megapoll whispers Labour could ride the wave If rejoining Europe's the card they dare to play PM cracks the Brexit door, just a sliver of light Xinhua's watching, says the ending's not in sight Years since that vote split the kitchen table clean Now the same room's asking what the split could really mean [Chorus] [Verse 3] Warsaw holds its ground, diplomats stay seated Moscow sends a notice — demands they get retreated "We are staying," Poland and the allies declare Kyiv's embassies lit, flags still in the air Intransigent demands, the kind that won't bend low Met with a closed fist, rejected at the show No evacuation, no folding of the flag The alliance keeps its posture, won't let the pressure drag [Verse 4] Meanwhile in Berlin, the ministers convene Counting up the costs of a continent in between Energy lines humming, pipelines redrawn on the map Every summit a chess move, every handshake a trap Think tanks churn out papers nobody will read Policy wonks arguing over Europe's creed Is it a union, a fortress, a patchwork of hope? A thousand years of borders still learning how to cope Brussels bureaucrats pour another cup of tea While Warsaw counts its tanks and Kyiv counts the dead London counts its ballots, Ottawa counts the miles The continent keeps shifting under diplomatic smiles [Bridge] From Ottawa's new label to London's old regret To Kyiv's locked gates where the allies won't forget Europe's writing headlines in real time ink Three different stories, one pulse, one blink [Chorus] [Chorus] Category undefined, still they pencil the line Half a membership, half a valentine Ottawa to Brussels, the wire's stretched thin Nobody knows yet how this chapter begins [Outro] October fifth, the wires still hum Tomorrow's headline's already begun Every border a sentence, every treaty a verse History's drafting, for better or worse
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