Fires That Won't Surrender

Verse 1

The pipelines shudder, the tankers stall,

Iran's new leader stands defiant, tall,

Energy supplies run thin and dry,

While smoke and shadow cross the Persian sky,

AP reports the war burns on tonight,

No ceasefire coming, no end in sight.

Chorus

Oh, the oil won't flow, the world pays the price,

Every barrel traded rolls a loaded dice,

A leader resolves to keep on fighting still,

And the flames of war bend but never will,

Never will, never will.

Verse 2

Iran's new leader took the reins of power,

Swore allegiance in the darkest hour,

Disrupted shipments shake the global chain,

From the Strait of Hormuz to the coast of Spain,

Energy markets tremble, prices climb,

Families count their pennies, dime by dime.

Chorus

Oh, the oil won't flow, the world pays the price,

Every barrel traded rolls a loaded dice,

A leader resolves to keep on fighting still,

And the flames of war bend but never will,

Never will, never will.

Verse 3

The diplomats have gathered, talks have failed,

Supply lines fractured, tanker routes curtailed,

Iran digs in while nations hold their breath,

Resolving war but harvesting more death,

The headlines read like prayers no one hears,

Another chapter written out in tears.

Bridge

Somewhere a mother holds her child and waits,

For the fuel to come, for the opening of gates,

But the fighting won't stop, the leader made it clear,

And the cost of this conflict grows year after year.

Chorus

Oh, the oil won't flow, the world pays the price,

Every barrel traded rolls a loaded dice,

A leader resolves to keep on fighting still,

And the flames of war bend but never will,

Never will, never will.

Inspired by real events. Names, details, and narrative may be fictionalized.