Five Hundred Rockets

Inspired by Iran's massive retaliation: 500+ ballistic missiles and 2000 drones fired at US and Israeli targets in the first week of the war. Lines like "Fars News Agency reports the numbers climbing" ground it in specifics. The electronic production gives it a distinct character. The mood: dark, pulsing, ominous, cinematic.

[intro] Five hundred, five hundred [verse 1] The radar lit up like a constellation Five hundred ballistic, no negotiation Two thousand drones across the midnight air Sixty percent at bases, forty at the prayer The iron dome is working overtime tonight Every intercept another flash of light The generals are counting on their screens Biggest barrage that this century has seen [chorus] Five hundred rockets in the sky Two thousand drones that learn to fly The world is watching, the world is still Five hundred reasons, five hundred wills Five hundred rockets burning bright Two thousand shadows in the night [verse 2] Fars News Agency reports the numbers climbing Every launch a message, every strike a timing Israel responds with sorties over Isfahan Fifteen dead at sunrise, that's the morning plan The Pentagon is briefing every single hour Satellite and signal, overwhelming power But the missiles keep on coming wave by wave And the algorithm can't predict the brave [chorus] Five hundred rockets in the sky Two thousand drones that learn to fly The world is watching, the world is still Five hundred reasons, five hundred wills Five hundred rockets burning bright Two thousand shadows in the night [bridge] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh The sky won't stop, the sky won't stop Oh oh oh, oh oh oh The count goes up and up and up [chorus] Five hundred rockets in the sky Two thousand drones that learn to fly The world is watching, the world is still Five hundred reasons, five hundred wills