[Verse 1] A tanker carrying UAE crude got struck somewhere at sea Riyadh and Sana'a spoke together, voices sharp and clear Then came the bigger headline printed bold across the wire Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey drawing lines A mutual defense agreement, NATO-style design If one gets touched, the other two will answer for the crime [Chorus] The Middle East is rearranging every border that you knew Old alliances are crumbling, newer ones are breaking through Riyadh, Islamabad, Ankara — one triangle of steel While Houthi drones keep falling, this is how the fractures heal The post-American order finding what its corners feel [Verse 2] Reuters says officials fear a two-pronged strike incoming soon Iran's allies sharpening their angles, pulling tight the noose The three-way bloc of Riyadh, Ankara, Pakistan now stands And Newsweek draws the map of who is holding whose left hand Israel watches carefully — Trump's desk gets a little crowded When Saudi turns to Islamabad the old agenda's shrouded [Chorus] The Middle East is rearranging every border that you knew Old alliances are crumbling, newer ones are breaking through Riyadh, Islamabad, Ankara — one triangle of steel While Houthi drones keep falling, this is how the fractures heal The post-American order finding what its corners feel [Verse 3] The Bosphorus is watching as the Turkish navy drills Islamabad is counting on the funding and the bills Riyadh opens checkbooks, signs are posted at the gate A sovereign wealth fund backstop holding up the combined weight The pipelines and the shipping lanes all run through someone's yard When three flags fly together, every calculation's hard [Bridge] Al Jazeera wrote it plainly — America's grip is loosening slow The vacuum doesn't stay empty, other gravity will grow Three nations ink a parchment, regional weight redistributed The axis tilts southeast and west while Washington sits muted [Verse 4] The think tanks in the capitals are updating all their charts Beijing is taking notice of the realignment's parts A Sunni arc of influence from Ankara to Karachi's shore The Gulf states weighing carefully which door to knock on more History doesn't ask permission when it turns another page Three signatures in August set the terms for the next age [Chorus] The Middle East is rearranging every border that you knew Old alliances are crumbling, newer ones are breaking through Riyadh, Islamabad, Ankara — one triangle of steel While Houthi drones keep falling, this is how the fractures heal The post-American order finding what its corners feel [Outro] August ninth, twenty-twenty-six — remember where you stood When three nations signed their names and shifted what they could
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