[Verse 1] Trump steps forward, says the talks restart Monday U.S. pauses strikes — a fragile ceasefire Sunday Iran and Washington circling like hawks around a flame MBS calls out to Trump — prioritise the dialogue, not blame The Saudi Crown Prince reading careful steps on shifting sand Dialogue, he says — diálogo — before it slips from hand [Chorus] Das Meer ist tief, the stakes run deeper still Paz o guerra — peace or war — which side will fill The Gulf is watching, every headline tense and real August third, we count the cost of every deal [Verse 2] Oil prices sliding downward on a thread of Middle East hope OPEC plus boosting barrels — traders learning how to cope But underneath the market numbers, fractures cut through the alliance Saudi and Emirati ambitions — old partners, new defiance The Iran war sharpened edges between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Two Gulf giants, one torn region — call it quiet rivalry [Chorus] Das Meer ist tief, the stakes run deeper still Paz o guerra — peace or war — which side will fill The Gulf is watching, every headline tense and real August third, we count the cost of every deal [Verse 3] Gaza still burning underneath the diplomatic noise Children counting losses while the leaders count their ploys Yemen's long exhaustion bleeds into the wider frame Every proxy battlefield is playing the same game Humanitarian corridors — words that cost us nothing said But the ones who need them most are counting living and the dead [Chorus] Das Meer ist tief, the stakes run deeper still Paz o guerra — peace or war — which side will fill The Gulf is watching, every headline tense and real August third, we count the cost of every deal [Bridge] The Red Sea shipping lanes need guarding now Saudis forming military alliances — here's how: Corridor of cargo, tankers slow through contested water The Saudi economy shrinking quarter after quarter U.S. citizens abroad receive the urgent word — Pack and prepare to leave, don't wait until you've heard Joint strikes in Iraq widen what was meant to stay contained Every front that opens asks — what exactly have we gained? [Chorus] Das Meer ist tief, the stakes run deeper still Paz o guerra — peace or war — which side will fill The Gulf is watching, every headline tense and real August third, we count the cost of every deal [Outro] Fingerpicked and fragile — like a truce on borrowed time The Gulf News speaks in numbers, names, and reasons wrapped in rhyme Monday brings the talking — whether truth or theatre staged August third, twenty-twenty-six — another chapter paged
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