[Verse 1] Putin's talking borders like he's drawing on a map Calls it a "security zone," says it ain't up for recap Non-negotiable, that's the phrase he's leaning on Carving out a buffer while the shelling still goes on Nine regions hit, the power grid is gasping A million homes in shadow, generators rasping Eight souls gone quiet in a single night of fire That's the cost of silence when the talks don't climb no higher [Chorus] Lights flicker out across the Dnipro skyline Diplomats stalling on a crooked timeline Zelenskyy's asking, "Where's the pressure, where's the squeeze?" Washington's quiet while Moscow does as it please Ukraine war update, keep your eyes open wide History's being written on the blackout side [Verse 2] Trump and Zelenskyy, once in rhythm, now off-beat Rift is growing wider down on Pennsylvania street Sanctions that were loaded, now they're waived and set aside Trump hit pause right when Kyiv needed the tide Zelenskyy's pushing Congress, "Pass the new ones, please" While refineries in Russia catch Ukrainian drones with ease Retaliation rising, smoke above the pipeline towers Trading blackout nights for burning daylight hours [Chorus] Lights flicker out across the Dnipro skyline Diplomats stalling on a crooked timeline Zelenskyy's asking, "Where's the pressure, where's the squeeze?" Washington's quiet while Moscow does as it please Ukraine war update, keep your eyes open wide History's being written on the blackout side [Verse 3] NATO ministers murmur behind closed conference doors Europe's funding weapons while debating what the war's even for Poland's watching borders, Baltic states on edge Every summit ends the same, another broken pledge Meanwhile in the trenches, soldiers count the days Generators humming through the cold Kyiv haze Children learn their lessons underground by candlelight While the generals argue over maps in rooms so bright The world keeps scrolling past it, a headline then it's gone But the sirens never stop for those who still carry on Grain ships rerouted, economies in strain Still the frontline holds through blizzard, blood, and rain [Bridge] One side wants the tanks to freeze right where they stand One side calls that surrender dressed in a peaceful hand No cameras catch the moment trust rebuilds again Just refinery smoke and candlelight in windowpanes [Outro] October eighteen, the headlines still collide Sanctions, strikes, and a friendship testing its stride Stay informed, stay listening, let the real story play That's the news, that's the static, same old shaky day [Chorus] Lights flicker out across the Dnipro skyline Diplomats stalling on a crooked timeline Zelenskyy's asking, "Where's the pressure, where's the squeeze?" Washington's quiet while Moscow does as it please Ukraine war update, keep your eyes open wide History's being written on the blackout side
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