With families torn by the violence of the storm
The new order imposed by warlords is a disaster
We'd lingered in the sun for so long, so warmed
We'd no idea how bad life could become in war
Our breath stolen from our chest, with our hope
We'd ignored what prophets said as they warned
We allowed our world to be taken, slaughtered
Pride obscured visions of unity of all life forms
We traded for bare necessities, even sustenance
By empty praise from the ignorant and the cruel
We'd lost our way, offered our youth on an altar
We've nothing left to defend, not any more
Because we've given up our future
Let us record in lavish detail our folly
To make certain no one repeats it
