[Verse 1] Five days in the chair, that's the whole résumé Monday she's briefing, by Friday she's cleared away Katie Zacharia, a name you just learned Podium still warm when the title got returned WSJ caught the moment the call came through Phone lit up quiet, and she already knew Turned out the bar exam, she never did pass Credential check surfaced a little too fast [Chorus] Five days, that's the whole shelf life West Wing turnstile, spinning quick as a knife Susie Wiles says she's staying till the end While the podium rotates through every new friend [Verse 2] Reuters got a tip, traced it back to the source Starshield coverage for Ukraine got choked off course Order came from inside, no outside hand Satellite shield dimmed by a West Wing command Meanwhile sanctions waived, Russian ones undone Congress calling foul, no quick counter comes PBS reporting outrage with no fast reply Power moves slow while the oversight stays dry [Chorus] Five days, that's the whole shelf life West Wing turnstile, spinning quick as a knife Susie Wiles says she's staying till the end While the podium rotates through every new friend [Verse 3] Financial Times says the chaos steals the frame Midterm push drowned under shuffle and blame Al Jazeera asking why she lasted one week flat A missing bar card cracked the whole press hat Susie Wiles holds steady, Trump insists she'll stay "Until the end," he says it, calm amid the fray Eight headlines tangled on a single news cycle plate One shield dimmed quiet, one title met its fate [Verse 4] Cable desks spinning takes before the facts land clear Pundits trading theories, confusion feels sincere Someone asks the question nobody wants to own Who signed off the order, who answered the phone Press room goes quiet when the follow-up comes due Spokesperson pivots, gives a answer askew Analysts keep charting how fast the staff turns over While the real story waits for somebody sober A five-day tenure framed as a Beltway running joke But the satellite story's the one that barely spoke [Bridge] One secretary gone before her desk got warm Satellite signal clipped before Ukraine saw the storm Sanctions lifted quiet, Congress stuck on pause Chaos wears a lanyard and calls itself the cause [Chorus] Five days, that's the whole shelf life West Wing turnstile, spinning quick as a knife Susie Wiles says she's staying till the end While the podium rotates through every new friend [Outro] October eighteenth, that's the paper's spread Five days, one bar exam, a shield turned down to thread Susie Wiles remains while the rest reshuffle round That's the news tonight, strings settle down [Chorus] Five days, that's the whole shelf life West Wing turnstile, spinning quick as a knife Susie Wiles says she's staying till the end While the podium rotates through every new friend
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