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· May 11, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Daily Wail
Another Turn of the Wheel
The Daily Wail
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Another Turn of the Wheel
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A hundred million voices in a glowing little square
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They're dancing and they're shouting out, their stories in the air
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But a whisper from Beijing, a shadow long and deep
0:12
Has the men up on the Hill deciding secrets they can't keep
0:16
They say the clock is ticking, that the owner has to sell
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Or the digital town square will hear a final, silent bell
0:24
Oh, the daily wail, the headlines cry
0:29
'Neath a worried, watching sky
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It's a brand new tale, but the ink ain't dry
0:37
On a story that will never die
0:41
The names all change, the dust just flies
0:45
The price of bread is climbing, a penny then a dime
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Another worried mother says she's running out of time
0:54
The cost to fill the tank up makes a working man just groan
0:58
While the Fed up in its tower speaks in numbers cold as stone
1:02
They talk of taming dragons, of interest and of rates
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But the kitchen table's empty, and the hour's getting late
1:10
Oh, the daily wail, the headlines cry
1:14
'Neath a worried, watching sky
1:19
It's a brand new tale, but the ink ain't dry
1:23
On a story that will never die
1:27
The names all change, the dust just flies
1:31
Two familiar flags are raised again on either side
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Two familiar faces with no place left to hide
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They're marching to November, with promises and ire
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To rekindle an old battle and set the land on fire
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The same two names are shouted, in anger and in praise
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Just like a tired old record stuck in these modern days
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I've seen this on a parchment scroll, I've seen it etched in stone
2:00
The fight for bread and circuses, the king upon the throne
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From the Roman forum's gossip to the glowing, biting wire
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It's the same old human hunger, the same consuming fire
2:13
Oh, the daily wail, the headlines cry
2:17
'Neath a worried, watching sky
2:21
It's a brand new tale, but the ink ain't dry
2:25
On a story that will never die
2:29
The names all change, the dust just flies
