Treading Water

They're tryna build more white cliffs Their white fucking cliffs The sea is rising We rise London is dead Europe is lost I can't keep / My head My head up / Under They talk of / The waves Those who take / My hands And I have / Let go Nothing left / She's lost To give I / My love Having nothing / She's lost We rise with water We rise with the waves We rise with all those Who's lives could be We rise with water We rise with the waves We rise with all those Who's lives could be saved Working so / I try Hard to keep / To keep My head up / Treading water The sea is rising We rise Border violence Structural violence Bureaucrat violence Chemical violence Binary violence Property violence They talk of violence Industry violence Cultural violence Corporate violence Racialized violence Binary violence Bureaucrat violence Border violence We rise with water We rise with the waves We rise with all those Who's lives could be saved We rise with water We rise with the waves We rise with all those Treading water