[Verse 1] Cairo's security council, they been huddled since dawn Egypt says it's ready, standing where the line is drawn Backing Saudi Arabia against the Houthi strikes Iran's ally in Yemen, missiles in the night This ain't just a handshake, this is a defense pact Toronto Star confirms it, security's the fact Riyadh got a neighbor now who's willing to stand near Watching out the window when the sky gets loud and clear [Chorus] C'est la paix qu'on cherche, mais la guerre est à la porte Gulf News, dix-neuf octobre, le monde qui se tord Égypte et Saoud ensemble, une entente qui se forme Listen close, mes amis, this is the new norm [Verse 2] Explosions in the capital, Riyadh shook that night Global News reporting, conflict catching light Meanwhile the UAE, they circle back around Re-entering Yemen now, Houthi gains unbound The Guardian's got the story, old alliance redrawn Three children lost in a Yemen strike at dawn CityNews carries the weight of that sorrow No clean headline fixes what's broken tomorrow [Chorus] C'est la paix qu'on cherche, mais la guerre est à la porte Gulf News, dix-neuf octobre, le monde qui se tord Égypte et Saoud ensemble, une entente qui se forme Listen close, mes amis, this is the new norm [Verse 3] Now the foreign ministers, Cairo and Riyadh line Middle East Eye tells us they're talking de-escalate time Trying to cool the engine before it fully ignites Diplomacy's the compress on these feverish nights And the health desk whispers quiet, eight cases this year MERS-CoV in the kingdom, most caught it nowhere near A camel, no contact, the source still a mystery Outbreak News tracking it, a quiet piece of this history [Bridge] Jerusalem Post keeps the live feed running clear Israel, Iran, the region, tension layered thick and near One line of news won't tell you where the whole truth hides But piece by piece we're mapping how this moment multiplies [Verse 4] Reuters wires buzzing, analysts on every call Oil markets twitching, traders watching for the fall Pentagon's advisors quietly reviewing the maps Satellite images show the movement, tracking all the gaps Yemen's people caught between the powers at the table Refugee camps swelling, aid convoys barely able BBC Arabic breaking down the tribal lines While AP counts the casualties, reading between headlines This is bigger than one treaty, one border, one regime It's a decade in the making, this geopolitical scheme And still the children play in rubble, still the markets open late History keeps writing chapters nobody can translate [Chorus] C'est la paix qu'on cherche, mais la guerre est à la porte Gulf News, dix-neuf octobre, le monde qui se tord Égypte et Saoud ensemble, une entente qui se forme Listen close, mes amis, this is the new norm
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