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· May 26, 2026
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The Town Crier's Tune
Another Spin Upon the Wheel
The Town Crier's Tune
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Another Spin Upon the Wheel
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In a tower made of glass and stone, where the island's river runs,
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A jury sat to judge a man who once commanded all the suns.
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A former king in a tailored suit, with a legacy to guard,
0:20
Faced a count of thirty-four, and every single one hit hard.
0:27
From a starlet's tale to a lawyer's turn, a hush bought with a pen,
0:34
The paper trail, a lesson learned, again and yet again.
0:41
And now a date in hot July will seal the sentence read,
0:47
While the whole world watches, wondering what lies ahead.
0:54
Oh, the ink runs dry, the sun beats high, another chapter's told,
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A story new for me and you, but oh, the tale is old.
1:08
Of shifting power, pride, and pleas, of walls and whispered fall.
1:15
It's the same old tune beneath the moon, and I've come to sing it all.
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Down where the Rio Grande flows thin, beneath a burning sky,
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A new decree says 'you can't win', don't even try to try.
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The man in charge, with a heavy hand, has closed the southern gate,
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Says 'too many souls have crossed the sand, it's getting far too late.'
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So the hopeful wait and the desperate turn, in the shadow of the wall,
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Another promise made to burn, you can hear the echoes call.
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From left and right, the voices cry, 'it's not enough' or 'it's a sin',
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But the door stays shut to the weary eye that wants to get let in.
2:17
Oh, the ink runs dry, the sun beats high, another chapter's told,
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A story new for me and you, but oh, the tale is old.
2:30
Of shifting power, pride, and pleas, of walls and whispered fall.
2:37
It's the same old tune beneath the moon, and I've come to sing it all.
2:44
The earth itself, it has a fever, the heat dome settles in,
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Makes a tired soul a true believer that the troubles just begin.
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The mercury climbs, the pavement sighs, a different kind of trial,
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And you see the worry in their eyes behind a fragile smile.
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From the price of bread to the coming vote, it's all one tangled thread,
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Just different verses I can quote from the living and the dead.
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Oh, the ink runs dry, the sun beats high, another chapter's told,
3:32
A story new for me and you, but oh, the tale is old.
3:39
Of shifting power, pride, and pleas, of walls and whispered fall.
3:46
It's the same old tune beneath the moon, and I've come to sing it all.
