The Wilmington Wire & The Desert Sun

In Wilmington town, the jury sat stone On a president's son, standing all alone Three counts they read, for a gun and a lie While the ghost of addiction went drifting by Beneath the weight of a powerful name A family's sorrow, a public shame. From Cupertino's orchard, a new voice awakes A mind made of silicon, for goodness sakes They call it 'Intelligence', a whisper in the glass

To answer your questions, to watch the time pass It learns all your secrets, it learns all your fears For the price of convenience through the coming years. Oh, the wheel keeps on turning, the headlines they burn Another new chapter, another hard lesson learned From the courtroom to the desert, the code in the sky It's the same human story, just told with a new lie and a new cry. Out on the plains where the tall grasses sway The state of Kansas has something to say

They're suing a giant, with needles and might For words they say covered the dark with the light 'Bout a promise of safety in a world full of dread Now the questions are rising for the living and dead. Down in the Southwest, the sun is a king The mercury's rising, you can hear the air sing A song of the heat, of the concrete and dust A warning of nature, in who do you trust? The old folks are watching the rivers run low

Saying 'we've seen this before, more than you know'. Oh, the wheel keeps on turning, the headlines they burn Another new chapter, another hard lesson learned From the courtroom to the desert, the code in the sky It's the same human story, just told with a new lie and a new cry. Some put their faith in the law of the land Some in a new god that fits in your hand Some curse the poison, and some curse the heat But it's all just the rhythm of history's feet

Yeah, it's all just the rhythm of tired, old feet. The gavel has fallen, the new code is run Another day's over, beneath the desert sun The story just changes the names and the dates Then waits for tomorrow, by the courthouse gates.