[Verse 1] Trump turned to Seoul and said the drills are done South Korea sat out when the Iran war was run So Pentagon's scaling back the joint maneuvers now A diplomatic consequence, and here's the how — You stayed on the sideline when the cannons fired The exercises we rehearsed together just expired BBC and PBS both confirmed the call When allies skip the conflict, there's a price for all [Chorus] August seventeen, read it straight and clear The news is loud and cracking like a fuse Attorney generals, military drills Ballrooms wrapped in gold — you decide what's real This is what happened, this is what was said Stamp the date and file it in your head [Verse 2] Todd Blanche walked on Meet the Press that Sunday morning Newly confirmed as AG, gave the nation fair warning Would he act independent of the White House every time? He wouldn't pledge it — said the President's views could factor in the line The Guardian caught it, Axios spelled it clear The attorney general's compass bends toward Pennsylvania's ear That's the people's lawyer picking which flag he flies When the question's independence — watch who answers and who hides [Chorus] August seventeen, read it straight and clear The news is loud and cracking like a fuse Attorney generals, military drills Ballrooms wrapped in gold — you decide what's real This is what happened, this is what was said Stamp the date and file it in your head [Bridge] And over in the ballroom of the White House grand Trump wants golden seals hammered in by hand He asked the Supreme Court let the construction go Washington Post reported every glittering row A new White House memo wants foreign-built warships too Steam catapults on Ford-class carriers — that's the Navy's cue Every day another headline splits the seam The capital's a jukebox playing someone's fever dream [Verse 3] So take these stories, stack them up and weigh The alliances reshuffled, the attorneys who won't say The ballrooms getting gilded while the courtrooms hold their breath The generals getting orders wrapped in politics and debt This ain't opinion, this is straight-up what occurred Seventeen of August, twenty-twenty-six — every word [Verse 4] The Senate chambers echo with a different kind of sound Confirmation hearings where the pledges come unwound You swear to serve the Constitution, swear to hold the line But cameras catch the hesitation every single time The treaties and the partnerships we built across the years Get renegotiated now behind the closed-door gears Seoul is watching Brussels, Brussels watching back When alliances go quiet, you can hear the pressure crack [Chorus] August seventeen, read it straight and clear The news is loud and cracking like a fuse Attorney generals, military drills Ballrooms wrapped in gold — you decide what's real This is what happened, this is what was said Stamp the date and file it in your head
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