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· Apr 28, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Muted Mic Ballad
An Ancient Song for a Modern Day
The Muted Mic Ballad
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An Ancient Song for a Modern Day
0:00
The summer air was thick and hot,
0:04
A nation tangled in a knot.
0:08
Two old men for a single crown,
0:13
Met on a stage in Atlanta town.
0:17
One with the weight of the world he holds,
0:22
The other with stories he's often told.
0:26
The people watched on their glowing screens,
0:31
For a glimpse behind the political scenes.
0:35
Oh, gather 'round and a tale I'll tell,
0:40
Of a silent mic and a wishing well.
0:44
Where a country's hopes are thrown inside,
0:48
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
0:53
It's a brand new verse to an ancient song,
0:57
Of where the power and the people belong.
1:02
The lights came up, the time began,
1:06
A faltering voice from a weary man.
1:11
A whisper lost, a thought astray,
1:15
While the other one pushed his words away.
1:20
He painted pictures of fire and might,
1:24
Turned every question from dark to light.
1:29
And the button pushed to make it fair,
1:33
Just left a silence hanging in the air.
1:37
Oh, gather 'round and a tale I'll tell,
1:42
Of a silent mic and a wishing well.
1:46
Where a country's hopes are thrown inside,
1:51
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
1:55
It's a brand new verse to an ancient song,
2:00
Of where the power and the people belong.
2:04
And up on the hill, the court decrees,
2:09
A king is a man, down on his knees.
2:13
Immunity's a shield, but full of holes,
2:18
For private sins that haunt men's souls.
2:22
They sent the case back down the line,
2:26
Buying the future a little more time.
2:31
So the trial waits, the clock still ticks,
2:35
In the endless game of politics.
2:40
Oh, gather 'round and a tale I'll tell,
2:44
Of a silent mic and a wishing well.
2:49
Where a country's hopes are thrown inside,
2:53
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
2:58
It's a brand new verse to an ancient song,
3:02
Of where the power and the people belong.
