[Verse 1] Up in Türkiye, the NATO summit's calling every hand Carney flew from Ottawa with something like a plan Canadian and European voices locking into place Pledging arms and money, filling every hollow space For Ukraine still standing in the crossfire of the years When diplomats shake hands on it, somebody disappears [Chorus] The transatlantic current's running deep and cold and wide Canada and Europe on the same particular side NATO's counting pledges, counting stockpiles, counting will July fourth, twenty-twenty-six — the headlines don't stay still [Verse 2] Now the top commander spoke it plain, no ribbons on the word Europe's backfilled most the gaps, the deficit's been blurred Where Washington pulled back its gear, Brussels filled the shelf Turns out the old alliance learned to lean upon itself Not a perfect patch job, but the numbers tell the tale Military muscle doesn't wither, doesn't pale [Chorus] The transatlantic current's running deep and cold and wide Canada and Europe on the same particular side NATO's counting pledges, counting stockpiles, counting will July fourth, twenty-twenty-six — the headlines don't stay still [Bridge] António Costa took the mic in Dublin's council hall Ireland steps into the presidency, inherits all The weight of twenty-seven nations threading through one chair Meanwhile Canada Post is cutting parcel routes out there New duties on the border mean some packages won't cross Commerce bends around the rules and calculates the cost [Verse 3] Carney's also headed south toward Riyadh's amber haze Trade and tech and defence talks in the Saudi corridor's maze So Canada's stretched wide — Türkiye, the Gulf, the EU gate A middle power spinning plates at an accelerating rate The summit ends, the speeches cool, the ink dries on the page But what was promised matters more than any given stage [Verse 4] Back in Kyiv they're watching every ticker, every feed Reading which commitments might translate to something they need Artillery and air defence and ammunition lines Diplomacy means nothing if it never quite combines With hardware on the ground and fuel to keep the engines warm A handshake in a summit hall won't shelter from the storm [Chorus] The transatlantic current's running deep and cold and wide Canada and Europe on the same particular side NATO's counting pledges, counting stockpiles, counting will July fourth, twenty-twenty-six — the headlines don't stay still [Outro] Europe news, fourth of July, the wires never sleep Every pledge a promissory note the continent must keep
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