[Verse 1] King Fahd airport, morning quiet gets torn, Two lives gone before the coffee's even warm, Saudi skyline catching smoke where the silence used to live, NBC's got sources saying troops are told to give Up their posts tonight, folders packed, lights down low, Diplomats boarding planes, nobody wants to show Their worry on the surface, but the convoy's rolling fast, Embassy gates closing like a chapter in the past. [Chorus] Oil's rising, rising, barrels catch the fear, Every Saudi tremor makes the whole world's wallet hear, Bloomberg, Journal, Japan Times all saying the same, Supply lines shaking like a desert in a flame, Oil's rising, rising, watch the numbers climb, Gulf is holding breath, it's a dangerous time. [Verse 2] The Guardian's reporting, Houthi strikes keep landing hard, Some of the diplomats are told to leave the yard, Riyadh's getting edgy, security's turned tight, While Trump calls for exits before the quiet night, Fearing that a US move could tangle in the fray, If strikes against the Houthis pull Washington to play, The Independent's headline paints it clear and plain, Embassies emptying out to dodge the coming rain. [Verse 3] Now the Economist whispers something colder, deep, Says Saudi Arabia and the UAE don't sleep, They're stirring up the chaos, playing chess across the sand, Two kingdoms pulling strings nobody fully understands, It's not just a Houthi rocket or a market's scare, It's power on the chessboard, moving pieces everywhere, The story's bigger than a headline on the page, Gulf politics are shifting like a storm behind the stage. [Verse 4] Markets in Tokyo opening nervous, traders watch the feed, Every analyst scrambling to see where this will lead, Insurance rates on tankers climbing higher by the hour, Shipping lanes through Hormuz feeling less and less secure, Pentagon's gone quiet, that's a signal on its own, While the Saudis and Emiratis guard the thrones they've grown, History remembers how a spark becomes a blaze, And the whole world's watching nervous through this tense October haze. [Bridge] Packing suitcase, locking door, the convoy's rolling slow, Nobody knows exactly how far this thing will go, Two dead at an airport, a region catching flame, Oil and fear are rising, they're never not the same. [Chorus] Oil's rising, rising, barrels catch the fear, Every Saudi tremor makes the whole world's wallet hear, Bloomberg, Journal, Japan Times all saying the same, Supply lines shaking like a desert in a flame, Oil's rising, rising, watch the numbers climb, Gulf is holding breath, it's a dangerous time. [Outro] October twenty-third, the wires still run hot, Diplomats are leaving, the clock is all we've got, Keep your eyes out east where the barrels start to sway, That's your Gulf News wrap for a tense October day.
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