[Verse 1] (Male) Boom in the capital, windows rattle at dawn Two airports hit where the Houthi fire was drawn Saudi officials counting damage, counting cost Renewed fighting flaring, ceasefire talk got lost (Female) Explosions echo past the palace walls tonight Middle East conflict pulling tighter, losing light U.S. News calls it widening, spreading like a stain Every border nervous, every map in pain [Chorus] Attenzione, Riyadh trema stanotte Pipeline running, cinque virgola otto Five point eight million barrels still flow strong East-West line keeps pumping right along Attenzione, il cielo è acceso ancora Gulf News breaking, minute by minute, ora per ora [Verse 2] (Female) U.S. Embassy sends an alert, update number one Advising staff stay sheltered till the danger's done Movement restricted, caution is the word Americans in Riyadh told to stay alert, undeterred (Male) Lufthansa pulls its wings back, no Riyadh run tonight Indian carriers follow, canceling the flight Sky routes rerouted, passengers delayed While energy minister says the pipeline's not afraid [Chorus] Attenzione, Riyadh trema stanotte Pipeline running, cinque virgola otto Five point eight million barrels still flow strong East-West line keeps pumping right along Attenzione, il cielo è acceso ancora Gulf News breaking, minute by minute, ora per ora [Bridge] (Male) Fragomen's tracking movement, visas, borders tight (Female) Workers stuck in limbo, watching through the night (Both) Oil keeps moving steady even when the sky ignites Business and the battlefield colliding in plain sight Cinque otto milioni, barrels never pause Numbers tell the story underneath the cause [Verse 3] (Male) Saudi capital on edge but the pumps don't skip a beat (Female) Diplomats recalculate, airlines change the seat Two airports wounded, pipeline standing proud East and West still flowing even under smoke and cloud (Male) October ninth, the headlines stacking one by one (Female) War widening slowly underneath the desert sun [Verse 4] (Female) Insurance rates are climbing, shipping lanes on edge Tankers in the Gulf now hugging every ledge (Male) Analysts debating what the strikes will mean Markets watching closely through the satellite screen (Both) Still the compressors hum beneath the desert floor Steady as a heartbeat through the echoes of the war [Chorus] Attenzione, Riyadh trema stanotte Pipeline running, cinque virgola otto Five point eight million barrels still flow strong East-West line keeps pumping right along Attenzione, il cielo è acceso ancora Gulf News breaking, minute by minute, ora per ora [Outro] (Both) Explosions, embargoes, barrels still in motion Gulf News closing — ascolta, stay devoted October nine, the story's far from over Cinque otto milioni — pipeline keeps it sober
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