The Page Turns

In a courthouse of stone, in a city of glass A chapter for a president is coming to pass Thirty-four counts that the jury has read A felony verdict on the words that were said For the first time in history, the gavel comes down On a man who once wore the most powerful crown Oh, the headlines they burn, and the new cycle turns It's a story of power and lessons unlearned From the halls of the court to the wind-battered plains

Just the same human story, again and again There's whispers on wires, a ghost in the code A new kind of magic to lighten our load They're building a mind that can think and create Then they steal a star's voice and they seal its own fate A new kind of genius, a new kind of theft Of all of the human that we still have left Oh, the headlines they burn, and the new cycle turns It's a story of power and lessons unlearned

From the halls of the court to the wind-battered plains Just the same human story, again and again The sky over Texas turns angry and green The worst kind of weather the locals have seen The mercury climbs and the rivers run dry While a funnel cloud dances and people ask why The earth gives a warning, the wind has its say While we're busy with dramas of our own today The children are shouting on campus lawns now

They're making a stand and they're taking a vow For a world far away that they see in their screens They're trying to figure out what it all means Is anyone listening? Does anyone know? Which way from here is the right way to go? Oh, the headlines they burn, and the new cycle turns It's a story of power and lessons unlearned From the halls of the court to the wind-battered plains Just the same human story, again and again