Long War

Inspired by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declaring on CBS News: 'We never asked for a ceasefire — we are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes'. Lines like "Said we never asked for ceasefire, we will not pretend" ground it in specifics. The rock production gives it a distinct character. The mood: defiant, heavy, confrontational.

[intro] Long war, long war [verse 1] The foreign minister stared into the camera lens Said we never asked for ceasefire, we will not pretend We didn't start this fire but we'll burn until the end Every generation's got a line they won't bend The Pentagon says thirty days, the generals say less But Tehran's digging deeper, and they couldn't care less [chorus] It's a long war, a long war Nobody's backing down, nobody knows what for It's a long war, a long war And every day it goes is one day more Long war [verse 2] Israel's expanding strikes from Isfahan to the coast Lebanon is burning from the southern border post Hezbollah's responding with a volley every hour Million people displaced by the overwhelming power Trump says show enthusiasm, where's the coalition But the allies shake their heads at the impossible position [chorus] It's a long war, a long war Nobody's backing down, nobody knows what for It's a long war, a long war And every day it goes is one day more Long war [bridge] How long? How long? Till the missiles stop and the sirens are gone How long? How long? Till the morning comes without another bomb [chorus] It's a long war, a long war Nobody's backing down, nobody knows what for It's a long war, a long war And every day it goes is one day more Long war, long war [outro] Long war