[Verse 1] Ankara's sitting at the table, diplomats in tension Can a new Hour of Europe keep the war from escalation The Policy Magazine is asking what we're building A continental promise or a crystal roof that's splintering Meta's on the carpet, EU knocking at the door Protect your users properly or we'll levy something more Infinite scrolling's getting flagged, Brussels wants it gone The endless feed that eats your hours — regulators say move on [Chorus] Europe's moving, Europe's choosing Every headline draws a border or erases one Raw materials, digital walls Settlements and splintered halls — July's barely begun Watch the bloc debate itself under a complicated sun [Verse 2] Critical raw materials — the EU's scrambling hard Competing with the whole wide world, can't drop their guard Bruegel's mapping out the gaps in minerals and supply What you build a battery with determines who survives Al Jazeera and The Guardian both circling the same claim EU dragging on the Israeli settlements trade shame Some member states are saying — you don't need every vote Accountability don't wait for consensus on the boat [Chorus] Europe's moving, Europe's choosing Every headline draws a border or erases one Raw materials, digital walls Settlements and splintered halls — July's barely begun Watch the bloc debate itself under a complicated sun [Verse 3] The enlargement question's knocking loud on every door Twenty-seven members — is there room to take on more The Balkans waiting patient, Moldova watching close Who decides the boundaries of this continental host Green deal under pressure, industry wants relief Farmers blocking highways, saying regulation's grief But somewhere in the tension between growth and what we've lost A generation's asking — can you tell us what this cost [Bridge] The Wall Street Journal says the bloc is cracking at the seams Some folks say that friction is exactly what it means To rebuild something tighter — you demolish what was loose EFF says Big Tech's still got EU users in a noose [Chorus] Europe's moving, Europe's choosing Every headline draws a border or erases one Raw materials, digital walls Settlements and splintered halls — July's barely begun Watch the bloc debate itself under a complicated sun [Chorus] Europe's moving, Europe's choosing Every headline draws a border or erases one Raw materials, digital walls Settlements and splintered halls — July's barely begun Watch the bloc debate itself under a complicated sun [Outro] July twelfth — the continent negotiates its shape Some in pieces, some in protest, none of them escape
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