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Open The Straits
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[Intro]

[Verse]
There’s a line on the water where the tankers crawl
Thin blue vein through it all
Engines hummin’ like a warning sign
Every headline walkin’ a wire this time
From the desert wind to the ocean gate
Everybody’s talkin’ ‘bout a closing fate
You can feel that pressure buildin’ slow
Like a spark nobody wants to know

[Chorus]
Open the straits… we’re in dire straits
Right on the edge of a twist of fate
From the Straits of Hormuz to the price we pay
One wrong move could light the way
Open the straits… before it’s too late
Yeah, we’re all tied in to that narrow gate

[Break]

[Verse]
Suits in a room drawin’ lines in sand
While the world keeps turnin’ on demand
Every barrel’s got a story to tell
From a quiet shore to a crowded well
You can joke about the name, play it light
But there’s shadows movin’ in the night
And the tide don’t care what side you’re on
When the flow cuts off, it all goes wrong

[Chorus]
Open the straits… we’re in dire straits
Right on the edge of a twist of fate
From the Straits of Hormuz to the price we pay
One wrong move could light the way
Open the straits… before it’s too late
Yeah, we’re all tied in to that narrow gate

[Bridge]
Funny how a line on a map can decide
If the world goes dark or the lights stay bright
A little stretch of water, not that wide
But it holds the weight of a thousand lives

[Interlude]

[Final chorus]
Open the straits… we’re in dire straits
Right on the edge of a twist of fate
From the Straits of Hormuz to the price we pay
One wrong move could light the way
Open the straits… before it’s too late
Yeah, we’re all tied in to that narrow gate

[Outro]
Open the straits… before it’s too late

I know, right?!?
Iran is going to send the whole rest of the world back to the dark ages!
Oh my God, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?????!!!

Great question, Tony. If I had the answer, I’d be doing more than writing songs
The idea was really just to capture that feeling of “uh oh… this matters more than we think.”

let me riff a bit because I see a lot of about and needs more of what happened to me..emotional, financial etc
and really, it is only the latest in foibles from the stupid moves menu

waiting for gas, waiting in line
seems like a fool walked across it this time
deep in my pockets, couch has no change
don't know if I'll find the money to pay for it

we're gonna have to pay for it
every mistake of his
today it's the strait that is
we're gonna have to pay for it

suits in the harbour suits in the sky
everybody willing to cross that line
legal or not, nobody cares
don't know if I'll find the money to pay for it

we're gonna have to pay for it
every mistake of his
today it's the strait that is
we're gonna have to pay for it

more resignations more power abused
more retribution more widely excused
one thing is certain no thing is more sure
we're all on the hook when the bill's comin due

we're gonna have to pay for it
every mistake of his
today it's the strait that is
we're gonna have to pay for it

kk over to you to play with it if you like

American beans
American jeans
Kiss my A$$
WE'VE GOT GASS!!!!!

This is fucmimg stupid. Song threads becoming rant sections.

Ysll need to examine your purpose here. If its to chat, go on facebook

Need to end this habit now, see ya!

DomDom, you wouldn't recognize stupid if an African Bonobo was fukin' you in your ear...

Hey John,
really like where you’re going with this - there’s some strong imagery in there.
For this thread I was trying to stay a little less direct on the politics and keep it more about the broader impact and tension. Your angle definitely hits harder on the cause side, which is interesting - might even be worth its own thread.

Take care - Robert