On this day, the third of May, two thousand twenty-four
Vanuatu's hidden pain, children we can't ignore
Abandoned dreams on distant shores, a world that must explore
How to heal the little hearts, and open up the door

We sing the news, the blues, the hues of life so vast
May third's tales, like sails, are stories that will last
From islands lost to city's frost, the world spins on so fast
We sing the news of today, in melodies that we cast

At UCLA, the air is thick with cries and smoke
Stun grenades in shades of fear, where peace's words are spoke
Protesters' pleas 'gainst power's squeeze, a freedom's fire they stoke
In the land of stars and stripes, where justice must evoke

We sing the news, the blues, the hues of life so vast
May 3rd's tales, like sails, are stories that will last
From islands lost to city's frost, the world spins on so fast
We sing the news of today, in melodies that we cast

Australia's aid, a hefty sum, to Pacific's bank it goes
$492 million streams, for future's projects it bestows
While surfers vanish, ash to ash, in Mexico's deep throes
Their burnt-out car, a mystery, as ocean's sorrow grows

The past's face now unveiled, Neanderthal's gaze returns
75,000 years rewind, as history's ember burns
Archaeologists' careful hands, from her visage, we learn
A story told in ancient bones, through time's relentless churn

We sing the news, the blues, the hues of life so vast
May 3rd's tales, like sails, are stories that will last
From islands lost to city's frost, the world spins on so fast
We sing the news of today, in melodies that we cast

We sing the news of today, in melodies that we cast

Campus clashes, signs of times, as the US election nears
Abortion bans, court's reprieve, a nation's many fears
Trump's shadow looms, debates resume, in the echo chamber's cheers
While Arizona's bill is signed, wiping away old tears

And from the land down under, a spy tale told anew
India's secret eyes, disrupted by ASIO's crew
Intrigue and whispers in the wind, as the world watches through
On this date, we resonate with news both sombre and true