[Verse 1] Turkey, Saudi, Pakistan — ink still wet upon the page Mutual defence, a trilateral pact, a whole new regional stage Al Jazeera traced the history, alliances that came before CFR declared the U.S.-led arrangement is no more The Mecca Agreement landed like a stone dropped in a well The ripples hit Jerusalem, Washington, and they can tell Trump rolled the dice, the board shifted, pieces found new ground Eurasia Review mapped it out — a different balance found [Chorus] Mecca signed, the order realigned Three powers forged a pact nobody could have designed The Gulf in motion, loyalties redefined August sixteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read between the lines The old arrangement crumbling, a new bloc on the climb [Verse 2] Saudi Arabia drew the guest list tight, kept Cairo off the sheet Middle East Eye got the sources — Egypt handed a defeat Thirteen nations boarding now a maritime defence train Middle East Monitor counting flags out in the rain Meanwhile Israel plays a different role behind the curtain wall Wanted in the quiet rooms but never at the formal hall Ynetnews called it plainly — a mistress to the region's game Desired when the doors are closed, denied when cameras came [Chorus] Mecca signed, the order realigned Three powers forged a pact nobody could have designed The Gulf in motion, loyalties redefined August sixteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read between the lines The old arrangement crumbling, a new bloc on the climb [Verse 3] The oil lanes run from Hormuz out to waters cold and deep The naval flags of thirteen nations promises to keep Reuters tracked the warship movements, joint drills in the Gulf Old patrons watching anxious as their partners help themselves Ankara brought the drones and doctrine, Islamabad the troops Riyadh brought the capital that tightens all the loops The Financial Times said quietly — this is what transition looks When empires lose the chapters, others write the books [Bridge] Christian Science Monitor said three powers while the war drums roll Signed their names with cannon fire still echoing from every shoal The Jerusalem Post ran the analysis, shifting tectonic weight When the dominant power exits, smaller giants calibrate [Chorus] Mecca signed, the order realigned Three powers forged a pact nobody could have designed The Gulf in motion, loyalties redefined August sixteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read between the lines The old arrangement crumbling, a new bloc on the climb [Outro] Thirteen nations, maritime lanes, defence pacts sealed in stone The Middle East is writing maps it finally calls its own [Chorus] Mecca signed, the order realigned Three powers forged a pact nobody could have designed The Gulf in motion, loyalties redefined August sixteenth, twenty-twenty-six, read between the lines The old arrangement crumbling, a new bloc on the climb
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