
Before The Clock Strikes Midnight
Lyrics & Sources
Before The Clock Strikes Midnight
Verse 1 — Funding Deal
Ink on the Hill, just before the lights would dim, A handshake across the aisle, edges frayed and thin. They split the homeland from the rest to keep the doors open wide, After grief in Minneapolis, two flags hung side by side. President and Senate found a patchwork way to stand, Averted the quiet crash with a last‑minute plan.
Sources:
Trump threatens Iran with 'far worse' attack - CBS News
Iran rejects Trump's threats, says ready to respond - Al Jazeera
Trump says 'massive Armada' heading to Iran - ABC News
Trump warns Iran time for nuclear deal is running out - NBC News
Chorus
Hold on, world, while the anchors drag and the winds ignite, While the headlines howl and the clock leans into night. We bend and breathe, through the storm and satellite, Hand in hand, we keep the light.
Verse 2 — Threats Over Iran
An armada rolls through waters where deserts meet the sea, A carrier’s steel shadow and a warning on TV. “Make a deal,” the message says, “or worse will come again,” While Tehran answers steady, “our fingers won’t pretend.” They say a spark from far away could set the whole sky to war, Two shores stare down the distance, counting what they’re fighting for.
Sources:
Iran slams 'selective outrage' after EU labels IRGC - Al Jazeera
EU Designates Iran's Revolutionary Guards As Terrorist Organization - RFE/RL
EU agrees to designate Iran's IRGC as terrorist group - Euronews
Chorus
Hold on, world, while the anchors drag and the winds ignite, While the headlines howl and the clock leans into night. We bend and breathe, through the storm and satellite, Hand in hand, we keep the light.
Verse 3 — EU and the IRGC
Across the old continent, every minister agreed, They penned the Guards beside the names that taught the world to bleed. France turned the page it held, and the chorus tightened ranks, “Repression has a reckoning,” they said without thanks. Tehran called it reckless, “illogical” and “unfair,” Warnings crossed the borders, heavy in the air.
Sources:
Democrats say they've reached agreement to avert shutdown - ABC News
Trump backs Senate government funding deal - CNBC
Senate to move ahead with spending deal - NPR
Verse 4 — The Clock
They set the clock a heartbeat closer than it’s ever been, Citing fire, rising seas, and code that lies within. They say the hardest truth is time we cannot buy, And every second squandered is a match against the sky. Disinformation’s whisper rides an artificial wind, While the needles draw the margins where the night begins.
Sources:
'Doomsday Clock' 2026: How close we are to self-annihilation - ABC News
'Doomsday Clock' Moves Closer to Midnight Than Ever - TIME
Doomsday Clock - Wikipedia
Verse 5 — Southeast Storm
A white roar gathers low from Georgia to the capes, The Carolinas brace as the coastal water shapes. Virginia prays the lines hold, Tennessee pulls tight, A governor calls emergency before the fall of night. Last week’s cold left neighborhoods in darkness, flights on hold, Even Florida’s far green fields are bracing for the cold.
Sources:
Potential blizzard headed to Southeast - ABC News
Nor'easter to bring blizzard-like snow - Washington Post
Winter storm updates: Dozens dead across US - ABC News
Verse 6 — Amazon Layoffs
In glass and chrome, a memo hums of “cutting through the dust,” “Reduce the layers, own the work,” and trust the learning rust. Another wave across the desks, as AI takes the stage, Efficiency’s bright promise turning someone else’s page. They’re given time to look within the sprawling hive of screens, While warehouses keep beating to the rhythm of machines.
Sources:
Amazon laying off about 16,000 corporate workers - CNBC
Amazon announces layoffs - About Amazon
Amazon announces wave of layoffs - KOMO News
Chorus
Hold on, world, while the anchors drag and the winds ignite, While the headlines howl and the clock leans into night. We bend and breathe, through the storm and satellite, Hand in hand, we keep the light.
Ending
So raise your voice above the sirens, let the steel ships hear you sing, Let the snow fall soft and wiser, let the colder hours ring. Turn the fear into a lantern, lift it high and burn it bright— Not tonight, not tonight, we keep the light.
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