
Sirens on the Wire
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Sirens on the Wire
Verse 1
North wind screaming down Hennepin and Lake, Renee Good fell where the flashbangs shake. An agent’s hand, a trigger in the rain, and another body stitched with pain. The drumbeat says Insurrection Act, airborne shadows standing packed. A judge draws a line: let the peaceful stand, as probes circle power in the North Star land. Prosecutors walking, then the axe comes down, truth gets fired for speaking aloud.
Sources:
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates
January 16, 2026 — Trump administration news
Trump threatens military action in Minneapolis
Chorus
Sirens on the wire, static in our veins, we’re singing through the smoke and all the breaking chains. From ice and iron borders to the fever in the night, we hold the line together till the dawn can find the light. Hey, hey—turn it higher— hearts are marching, sparks on the wire.
Verse 2
On the coast where the dust meets sea, a whisper says “the next phase” could set them free. A technocrat helm with Ali Shaath’s name, Mladenov watching the long, hard game. Talks of rebuilding, laying down the guns, roads for the children, rain for the lungs. But shots still crack the supposed calm, and Ran Gvili’s memory burns like a psalm. Disarm the tunnels, pull back the boots— only then can quiet grow roots.
Sources:
White House announces phase two of Gaza ceasefire deal
US announces next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan
US says second phase of Gaza ceasefire has begun
US declares phase two of Gaza ceasefire
Chorus
Sirens on the wire, static in our veins, we’re singing through the smoke and all the breaking chains. From ice and iron borders to the fever in the night, we hold the line together till the dawn can find the light. Hey, hey—turn it higher— hearts are marching, sparks on the wire.
Verse 3
Kampala dawn under blackout skies, an old lion claims the crown again with practiced ties. Bobi runs as the knock hits hard, family caged by the midnight guard. Streets taste blood where ballots stall, machines go silent, fear grows tall. Whispers of stuffing in the ballot drum, and grief learns the language of a war-time hum.
Sources:
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term
Museveni claims win as opposition leader goes into hiding
At least seven killed overnight in Uganda after tense presidential election
Uganda's President Museveni takes commanding election lead
Verse 4
Cold fog drapes the Arctic stone, a deal for Greenland rattles bone. Tariffs rattled like a sabre’s hiss, allies bristle in the polar mist. European boots crunch northern ice, Copenhagen crowds pay the price, chanting “Hands off Greenland!” through the sleet, Nuuk answers back with steady feet. A Hill-born lifeline tries to calm the tide, while the West Wing shrugs with a practiced stride.
Sources:
Trump pledges to slap tariffs on European allies over Greenland
January 14, 2026 – Trump administration news
NPR: Thousands rally in Copenhagen
Verse 5
Richmond bells and a glass sky broken, a new governor steps with a vow just spoken. A spy turned steward with a pen held high, rolling back shackles with a steady eye. Beside her, a path long barred swings wide— a Muslim woman sworn, a Black voice at her side. Orders on the desk like sparks from the rail, no badge turned border in a courthouse tale.
Sources:
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's first female governor in historic inauguration
Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's 75th governor
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed 10 executive orders
Verse 6
Carolina red clay, a fever’s flare, measles riding on the unmasked air. Classroom coughs, a cradle’s cry, herd lines fractured, embers fly. It leaps state lines on a restless wind, a warning written on a child’s skin. Shot by shot, the shield must rise, or history comes back in a cheap disguise.
Sources:
The S.C. measles outbreak spreads as vaccine exemptions rise
Measles Cases Jump Again in South Carolina
SC DPH 2025 Measles Outbreak
Measles cases jump again in South Carolina as outbreak continues
Bridge
Every headline’s a steel-string scar, every heartbeat drums where the wild ones are. We are the chorus that won’t unwind, a flare in the fog, a pulse in time.
Final Chorus
Sirens on the wire, static in our veins, we’re singing through the smoke and all the breaking chains. From ice and iron borders to the fever in the night, we hold the line together till the dawn can find the light. Hey, hey—turn it higher— hearts are marching, sparks on the wire.
Outro
Hands off our hope, hands off our lives, we are the thunder that never divides. Raise it, blaze it—streetlight choir— tonight we burn brighter than the wire.
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