The Warning
Doudou N'Daiye Rose Lyrics

Some say it was a warning
There are those who believe that a message was conveyed to us as a cautionary tale.

Some say it was a sign
Others think that a signal was given to us as a form of indication.

I was standing right there
I was present precisely when this occurred.

When it came down from the sky
When it descended from the heavens.

The way it spoke to us
The manner in which it communicated with us.

You felt it from inside
You sensed it with your inner being.

Said it was up to us
Declared that we had the power to make the choice.

Up to us to decide
It was left to us to determine our path forward.

You've become a virus
You have transformed into a disease that has consumed its own host.

That has eaten up its host
Which has devoured its own host that it latched onto.

We've been watching you with all of our eyes
We have been monitoring you acutely, with all of our faculties.

And what you seem to value most
What you appear to prize above all else.

So much potential
You had so much promise, so many possibilities.

Or so we used to say
At least, that is what we used to think.

Your greed, self importance, and your arrogance
Your rapaciousness, your overbearing sense of self-importance, and your hauteur.

You piss it all away
All of the things you held most dear, you waste them negligently.

We heard a cry
We received an appeal or plea for help.

We've come to intervene
We have arrived to provide assistance or support in a problematic situation.

You will change your ways, and you will make amends
You will transform your actions and compensate for your mistakes.

Or we will wipe this place clean
Otherwise, we will obliviate everything, leaving nothing remaining.

Your time is tick-tick-ticking away
Your opportunity is rapidly dwindling, soon to run out.

Ticking away
Fading slowly into oblivion.