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Straits and Streets and Sirens

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Straits and Streets and Sirens

Verse 1 – Kharg Island

Over black water, the rumble rolled in, Steel birds cut the night where the tankers begin. The order came down, the guns found their mark, They left the pipes standing but threatened the spark. A leader fell silent, his shadow still long, A son took the mantle, the missiles moved on. They’re naming it fury, they’re counting the cost, In echoes and ashes, the line has been crossed.

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Hold the line, hearts on the wire, Roads of oil, skies of fire. Keep the faith, don’t let go, We are the current under the flow. Light the truth, raise the sound, Love is a border that can’t be shut down.

Verse 2 – Attacks on Jewish sites in Europe and US

In Amsterdam’s quiet, a school wall shook, Pages of prayer with a scorched, open look. A synagogue smoldered by the mouth of the sea, Teenagers taken, a claim from a shadowed decree. Liège heard a thunder, Michigan a crash, The mayor said “targeted,” the windows were ash. A chorus of leaders: no room for this hate, But fear walks the pavements when fire finds a gate.

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Verse 3 – Strait of Hormuz crisis

The strait grew narrow, the tide turned mean, Tankers at anchor, prices unseen. A pledge to choke passage, to tighten the seam, Markets went fevered like a bad, waking dream. The world cracked the vaults for a lifeline of crude, The biggest unsealing to calm a bad mood. Economists warned of a chill in the air, When energy falters, it’s hunger we wear.

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Verse 4 – Strikes on Kyiv, talks on ice

Sirens in Kyiv, the grid took the hit, Glass in the courtyards, resolve that won’t quit. The table went empty, the chairs pushed away, While another war’s thunder stole the world’s day. A waiver across oceans drew anger and doubt, As money and missiles kept circling about. Yet far to the east, through smoke and shadow, A factory fell quiet to a long Western arrow.

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Verse 5 – Homeland paychecks and airport lines

In uniforms blue, they showed up and stood, With wallets gone hollow and shifts understood. Belts, boots, and carry-ons crawling like snails, People with tickets and patience gone pale. Some turned in their badges, some drove through the night, Delivering dinners to keep on the lights. A firing at sunrise, a new name to wear, But promises don’t fill an empty air.

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Verse 6 – Drones and the unlikeliest allies

A whisper from Moscow on how to take aim, Maps on the table, no more hiding the game. But out of the ruins where drones learned to bite, Came teams from Ukraine to guard in the night. They wired the perimeters, listened for wings, Merops in orbit, intercepting things. Old foes and new partners, a tangle of thread, Protecting the living from storms overhead.

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Bridge – Rise

From Kharg to canals, from checkpoints to spires, From checkpoints and terminals to candlelit choirs, Let every lane open and every child learn, Let workers be honored and wages return. No sacred house burning, no ships held at bay, Let leaders speak softly and stand down the fray.

Final Chorus – Higher, louder

Hold the line, hearts on the wire, Roads of oil, skies of fire. Sing it loud, let the cities hear: We are the drum in a world of fear. Light the truth, raise the sound, Love is a border that can’t be shut down. Hold the line—let the sirens fade, Hands in the open, no more afraid. Turn the tide, lift the ground— This is the moment we won’t back down.

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