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· May 20, 2026
Morning News Ballad
The Turning of the World
A Ballad of the Headlines
The Turning of the World
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A Ballad of the Headlines
0:00
The river of the dollar bill runs shallow now and slow
0:07
Jerome Powell on the mountain top, watched the valley down below
0:15
He said, 'Hold the rates and watch the sky, inflation is a fire'
0:22
But every town and every home feels the cost climb ever higher.
0:30
Oh, the headlines fly like ravens, crying news across the land
0:37
Of kings and coins and promises held in a trembling hand
0:45
But I've heard this song a thousand times, on a thousand different strings
0:52
It’s just the turning of the world, and the old song that it sings.
1:00
The banners for the battle have been chosen, stitch for stitch
1:07
One from a white and columned house, one from a world more rich
1:15
It's Biden's name against old Trump's, a story heard before
1:22
Like two old ships in a rising storm, returning to the shore.
1:30
Oh, the headlines fly like ravens, crying news across the land
1:37
Of kings and coins and promises held in a trembling hand
1:45
But I've heard this song a thousand times, on a thousand different strings
1:52
It’s just the turning of the world, and the old song that it sings.
2:00
And up above the clouds so high, a silver bird did groan
2:07
A door plug ripped right from its frame, leaving the travelers all alone
2:15
They're asking questions down at Boeing, from the ground up to the sky
2:22
About the price of moving fast, and the reasons people fly.
2:30
The children watch the glowing screens, a clock that ticks so fast
2:37
The elders in the marble halls want to make the moment last
2:45
They argue over TikTok's ghost, a phantom in the code
2:52
Forgetting every generation walks a new and winding road.
3:00
Oh, the headlines fly like ravens, crying news across the land
3:07
Of kings and coins and promises held in a trembling hand
3:15
But I've heard this song a thousand times, on a thousand different strings
3:22
It’s just the turning of the world, and the old song that it sings.
