Don't Fall In

We came from the four corners, we are the raw waters The course the four horsemen would drink from the water that pours We carry the river, the reservoir, the residue Rising waves, she sprayed the inevitable Churn across many voices in our vape As we surge and gush, we were steam and a distant heat We move rapid over landscape, gathering speed There's a land, city, forest, and beach Heading for the people that sleep, ready to bleed Unleash the torrents, come clean Carry many lessons that the water teach But you better learn to swim or you'll get caught beneath Hard rain falling on all the halfhearted Half formed, fast walking, half fury, half boredom Hard talking, half dead from exhaustion Half pushed but the puddles keep forming, don't fall in Some saw us in their tea leaves, some felt us in their knees Most left it to the weathermen to tell them there was nothing to see You can play dumb and ignore for so long But we've been in the mountains gettin' strong We've seen you filling up the sky with your fumes Sitting in your rooms like you're all that ever lived Heads down to the lives of the others in your towns Running from the rains like you've never been kissed, look Leave your possessions and fun so your friends That you've gone to make peace with the things you've never done Come dance in the deluge, spill like the flood The weathervane swings, things will never change Single the moneymen who close their eyes and pretend That this rumble must be low planes, so strange Hard rain falling on all the halfhearted Half formed, fast walking, half fury, half boredom Hard talking, half dead from exhaustion Half pushed but the puddles keep forming, don't fall in And they will run to the highest hill, consult their old books Ask the dead mystics for wisdom they don't trust The people will flock to the garages Stockpile cannisters of gasoline, tinned, fish, and bandages Count the seconds between the thunder and the lightning Scared of every other body runnin' 'round frightened "We can't carry on like this," you will mutter Staring with disgust at the people weepin' in the gutter "Yeah, we made no trouble, we played by the rules I worked double shift to get my kids from school" But you were so focused on your own little part You went plowin' on blind in the dark, no heart Now we're not the dreaded storm that will end things We're just your playful, gale force friend in these end times Come to remind you you're not an island Life is much broader than borders But who can afford to think over the walls of this fortress? Of course, it's important to provide roof and floorboards For you and yours and be secure in your fortunes But you're more than the three or four you go to war for You're part of a people that need your support And, who's world is it if it belongs to these corporates? The people are left on the doorstep, door shut Nauseous and tortured by all that they've lost Hard rain falling on all the halfhearted Half formed, fast walking, half fury, half boredom Hard talking, half dead from exhaustion Half pushed but the puddles keep forming, don't fall in