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The curtain rose on Monday morn, another headline freshly born!
0:06
A tweet was launched, a gaffe was made, a carefully constructed plan unmade.
0:12
The talking heads began to shout, of what this all was now about.
0:19
We read our lines, we took our place, with fixed and smiling, panicked face!
0:25
Oh, what a week! What a show! Another Friday, here we go!
0:32
The script is wild, the plot's insane, we're singing in the pouring rain!
0:38
We hit our marks, we belt our notes, on sinking, spinning, burning boats!
0:45
Is this real life or just a play? It's the Political Cabaret!
0:51
By Tuesday's dawn, the plot had turned, a different bridge was brightly burned.
0:57
The experts clash on cable news, with contradictory, angry views!
1:04
A hearing's called, with righteous rage, they're turning to a different page!
1:10
But wait—the page was blank, you see! Or written in emoji, maybe?
1:17
Oh, what a week! What a show! Another Friday, here we go!
1:23
The script is wild, the plot's insane, we're singing in the pouring rain!
1:30
We hit our marks, we belt our notes, on sinking, spinning, burning boats!
1:36
Is this real life or just a play? It's the Political Cabaret!
1:43
Did the writers just give up? Did they just fill a poisoned cup
1:49
And pass it 'round and call it 'plot,' for characters who've lost the plot?
1:55
We look for logic, for a theme, a pleasant, patriotic dream.
2:02
But all we find is dissonant sound, as the whole stage spins round and round and ROUND!
2:08
Oh, what a week! What a show! It's Friday night, so here we go!
2:15
The script is wild, the plot's insane, we're singing in the pouring rain!
2:21
We hit our marks, we belt our notes, on sinking, spinning, burning boats!
2:28
Is this real life or just a play? It's the Political Cabaret!
2:34
Until next week's dramatic start! (He takes a bow and falls apart!) FIN!
Lissin Team
· May 1, 2026
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