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In a Manhattan court of stone and glass,
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A former king, his moment come to pass.
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Thirty-four charges read aloud and slow,
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For a secret payment from a life ago.
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Twelve regular folks, with faces worn and plain,
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Weighed the fate of a man who'd made it rain.
0:32
The gavel fell, a silence filled the room,
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Sealing one more chapter of the boom and doom.
0:42
Oh, the ink runs black on the morning page,
0:48
Another actor on a turning stage.
0:53
From the halls of power to the prairie ground,
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The same old story keeps on comin' 'round.
1:04
The wind just blows, the river flows,
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And a travelling soul is all who knows.
1:14
The price of bread is climbing to the sky,
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The men in suits just watch the futures fly.
1:25
A family counts its pennies, thin and worn,
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Praying for a less expensive morn.
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They see the screens, the powerful and proud,
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While their own worries whisper in the crowd.
1:47
The interest holds, a dam against the tide,
1:52
With nowhere left for simple dreams to hide.
1:57
Oh, the ink runs black on the morning page,
2:03
Another actor on a turning stage.
2:08
From the halls of power to the prairie ground,
2:13
The same old story keeps on comin' 'round.
2:19
The wind just blows, the river flows,
2:24
And a travelling soul is all who knows.
2:29
The young ones camp upon the college green,
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For a distant war they've only ever seen.
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While down in Texas, sirens start to wail,
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As a twister's fist rips through the morning's veil.
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One storm of words, another one of wind,
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Where does this story end, where did it begin?
3:01
Oh, the ink runs black on the morning page,
3:07
Another actor on a turning stage.
3:12
From the halls of power to the prairie ground,
3:17
The same old story keeps on comin' 'round.
3:23
The wind just blows, the river flows,
3:28
And a travelling soul is all who knows.
Lissin Team
· Jun 5, 2026
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