[Verse 1] Two-fifty-eight of four-thirty-five, that's the House count now Up from two-fourteen before election, lemme show you how Fifty-four seats sitting minimum on the Senate side Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled, still in stride But hold up, don't pop bottles, here's the catch in fine print New Congress don't convene till January third, that's the blueprint Hundred twentieth session, that's the number on the door Till then Republicans are running the whole floor [Chorus] Ainda não, ainda não — not yet, not yet Mãos são contadas, mas o poder ainda não foi set Trump still holds the pen on tariffs and the rules Lame duck Congress playing with the old-school tools Ainda não, espera aí, the clock is tickin' slow January third is when the new hands finally go [Verse 2] Scotiabank's Derek Holt says watch the exit door Republicans might rush some bills before they're out for sure Tax measures, farm subsidies, pushed through while they still can December eleventh funding deadline — pressure in the plan Holt says shutdown's possible, but he calls it quite unlikely Debt ceiling might get raised first, moving careful, moving rightly Numbers shift depending who you askin' 'bout the House NBC says two-fifty-eight, Jeffries says "if not more," no doubt CNBC had it at two-forty-five a little while back early Different counts, same story — the shift's showing clearly [Chorus] Ainda não, ainda não — not yet, not yet Mãos são contadas, mas o poder ainda não foi set Trump still holds the pen on tariffs and the rules Lame duck Congress playing with the old-school tools Ainda não, espera aí, the clock is tickin' slow January third is when the new hands finally go [Verse 3] Committees still got chairmen from the old majority's reign Gavels sittin' heavy, nothing's changed, nothing's plain Lobbyists recalculating, money movin' like a chess game Every staffer on the Hill learnin' a brand new name But the old guard ain't done yet, they still got work to do Confirmations, appointments, judges pushing through History says the lame duck session moves surprisingly fast Legacy bills, last favors — trying to make the moment last So don't let the headlines fool you into thinking it's complete Power's a slow transition, not a flip of the seat [Bridge] Sunday's the third, so the date might slide Speaker gets elected when the gavel's picked up with pride Watch Alaska, watch Mississippi, last votes still in flight Divided calendar, divided power — that's tonight's insight [Outro] Ainda não — remember that before you cheer the score The handover's a hallway, girl, not a slammed-shut door November fifth, the count stands, the clock walks on alone Hands change in January, mas o poder ainda não foi dado, não
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