[Verse 1] Zelenskyy on NPR, voice a little tired Says the sky lit up with nothing they required No heads-up came through, no partner on the phone Ballistic missiles falling while the capital's alone PBS confirms it, CBC the same old tale Intelligence went silent like a dropped-off mail Three outlets, one story, that's how you know it's real A gap between the allies that you cannot conceal [Chorus] Block, blunt, break — that's the whisper in the halls NATO drawing lines while the winter weather stalls Trust is the currency and lately it's thin Watch who's holding back and watch who let it in [Verse 2] Trump says, "We're still sharing," steady on the mic Reuters catches daylight 'tween the words and the strike Ukraine says otherwise, the timing feels capricious — that's a fancy word for mood that shifts and switches quick as weather in April, sun then suddenly rain One day the data flows, next day it's down the drain Financial Times reports a different kind of squeeze Threats to cut the weapons if Kyiv hits refineries [Verse 3] Russian oil towers catching drone-made fire Washington gets nervous, says pull back, don't go higher Funny how the pressure lands on the one who's bleeding Opinion piece in the Post says the aim needs re-reading: leaning on the smaller side while the bigger side keeps hurling Steel across a border no committee's yet unfurling NATO's new plan reads like a boxer's quiet code Absorb it, slow it, snap it — that's the triad they bestowed [Chorus] Block, blunt, break — that's the whisper in the halls NATO drawing lines while the winter weather stalls Trust is the currency and lately it's thin Watch who's holding back and watch who let it in [Verse 4] Pentagon spokesman picks his words like stones Careful not to promise more than policy condones Meanwhile in the trenches soldiers watch the sky Counting up the seconds between the flash and why Brussels holds a meeting, draft the language twice Nobody wants the blame if the compromise ain't nice History will write it down in footnotes, cold and plain: a winter of negotiation, a summer lost to rain [Bridge] No warning on the missiles, no warning on the aid Allies playing chess while the moves keep getting delayed Council on Foreign Relations keeps the tracker running hot Every dash on the map is a warning some forgot [Outro] October fourteenth closes, the sirens fade to hum Tune in for tomorrow, see what the morning brings along [Chorus] Block, blunt, break — that's the whisper in the halls NATO drawing lines while the winter weather stalls Trust is the currency and lately it's thin Watch who's holding back and watch who let it in
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