
Sparks on the Wire
Lyrics & Sources
Sparks on the Wire
Verse 1 (Ukraine)
Over the steppe, the year’s fiercest barrage, Swarms of drones, storms of missiles bruise the grid. Blocks go cold in Kyiv, breath turns to fog, A brief power truce dissolves into night. Turbines fall silent, hours shrink to embers, As new ground shifts on a bleeding front.
Sources:
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,445
The Russia-Ukraine War Report Card, Feb. 4, 2026
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,447
Verse 2 (DHS Standoff)
On the Hill, the clock hisses like a fuse, A stopgap spent, nerves fray in the glare. One side calls for cameras, no masks, real warrants, An end to roaming dragnets on the street. The other digs in, lines hard as marble. Lives lost in Minneapolis spark the fight. If the money runs dry, wings and shields feel it: TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, the Service, the cyber watch.
Sources:
This week on the Hill: DHS shutdown inching closer as funding deadline looms
House narrowly passes bill to end shutdown, but divisive DHS funding fight remains
ICE negotiations could lead to a DHS shutdown. Its effects would go beyond immigration
The clock runs down on DHS funding as lawmakers look for a path out of another shutdown fight
Chorus
Sparks on the wire, thunder in the news, Power plays and blackout days—what do we choose? Crank up the truth till the speakers bleed, We won’t go quiet while the world runs on fumes and greed.
Verse 3 (Trump–Netanyahu, Iran)
In the West Wing’s hush, old allies lean close, Tehran on the table, the wish list wider. Cap the missiles, starve the proxies—that’s the push, A meeting moved up, fresh files held high. Out on the lawn, a pledge to strip a climate warning, Bragging the rollback will shake the earth.
Sources:
Why Iran, not Gaza, is expected to top agenda for Trump-Netanyahu meeting in Washington
Netanyahu to hold urgent meeting with Trump Wednesday amid Iran negotiations
Netanyahu to meet Trump on Feb. 11 as Iran talks set to continue
Netanyahu to discuss potential Iran strikes with Trump as Washington and Tehran resume talks
Verse 4 (Maxwell Deposition)
Behind a muted screen, a name from the island years, Every question meets a wall of rights. She offers a deal: mercy for a full confession, Says she can cleanse presidents past and present. Lawmakers sift unsealed pages in cold light, A chairman’s sigh; more witnesses wait the mic.
Sources:
Ghislaine Maxwell refuses US Congress testimony on Epstein, seeks clemency
Ghislaine Maxwell invokes 5th Amendment in closed-door House Oversight deposition
Epstein files fallout grows as Ghislaine Maxwell pleads Fifth before Congress
Maxwell Offers to Prove Trump 'Innocent' in Exchange for Clemency
Verse 5 (GRU Attack in Moscow)
In Moscow’s chill, a shadowed general falls, Sirens knife the night; the Kremlin calls it out. Confessions claimed, a script pinned on Kyiv, A hand from Warsaw sketched in the margins. Those named stay silent; the city counts whispers, Footsteps fade where the street met steel.
Sources:
Portal:Current events/February 2026 - Wikipedia
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,447
Ukraine war latest updates: Kyiv carried out 3 offensive operations in 2025
Verse 6 (UN on West Bank Measures)
Across the West Bank hills, new lines scrawl the dust, A cabinet’s reach into towns once off-limits. Gates crack for land sales, settlers eye the map, While the UN’s voice rings through the hall: This dims the lamp of a two-state dawn. From Gaza’s uneasy hush to far capitals—condemnation.
Sources:
West Bank: New Israeli measures further erode prospects for two-State solution
Why Iran, not Gaza, is expected to top agenda for Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Chorus
Sparks on the wire, thunder in the news, Power plays and blackout days—what do we choose? Crank up the truth till the speakers bleed, We won’t go quiet while the world runs on fumes and greed.
Finale
Raise the lights, feel the surge in the mains, From frozen windows to marble halls, the feedback reigns. Count no clocks, trust no hush—let the amps decide: If the world’s on the edge, we’ll be the overdrive. Sparks on the wire—shout it higher, higher— We are the current, the chorus, the fire!
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