[Verse 1] Three euros at the border, that's the new decree Low-value parcels shipped across the sea The European Commission drawing up the line Fairness and safety, reading between the fine print sign Manx parcels heading outward face the same new toll Isle of Man is feeling it, paying for the role Every little package carries weight beyond its wrap Duty at the threshold, closing up the gap [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, writing its own name Not the shadow of the States, not playing the same game Three-sixty billion deficit sitting on the shelf Talking trade with China, negotiating for itself AI on the agenda, DMA rules in play Regulators marking borders every single day This is Europe, June the thirtieth, note it down Headlines spinning quietly through every port and town [Verse 2] Three months of negotiation, Brussels and Beijing Three-hundred-sixty billion is a staggering thing The Guardian's counting euros in a widening spread Trade gap like a canyon, something must be said Meanwhile ECB is watching oil slip below Prices pulling backward, pressure starts to slow Sources whispering to Reuters, no urgency today When the barrel softens, hawks put down their prey [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, writing its own name Not the shadow of the States, not playing the same game Three-sixty billion deficit sitting on the shelf Talking trade with China, negotiating for itself AI on the agenda, DMA rules in play Regulators marking borders every single day This is Europe, June the thirtieth, note it down Headlines spinning quietly through every port and town [Verse 3] Digital markets bending under platform weight Gatekeepers and algorithms facing their debate The Commission pen is steady, signing into law Every data frontier drawing a new jaw Small businesses in Tallinn, traders in Marseille Watching how the rulebook shapes another day Sovereignty in silicon, not just steel and grain Europe building frameworks in the technologicalrain [Bridge] The EU viewed distinct now from the American mirror Internationale Politik making the picture clearer IOM presenting to the Irish presidency chair July through December, migration's in the air Britain swaps its prime ministers like borrowed library books Canada holds on longer, different constitutional hooks Same headline, different coastlines, governance on display Every system telling stories in its own peculiar way [Chorus] Europe's turning pages, writing its own name Not the shadow of the States, not playing the same game Three-sixty billion deficit sitting on the shelf Talking trade with China, negotiating for itself AI on the agenda, DMA rules in play Regulators marking borders every single day This is Europe, June the thirtieth, note it down Headlines spinning quietly through every port and town [Outro] June the thirtieth, twenty-twenty-six, mark the date Customs, China, oil prices, AI regulate Europe writing chapters with a steady careful hand Parcels at the border, slowly learning where to stand
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