So another cloud gathers, this time from the mainland
And nobody is quite sure, in acts to follow, "what of the crops"
Why we should hold, worrying hands around camp fire
Why we should hold, worrying hands around camp fire
It is from the dialect of currency used, and ours is different
We chose to maintain that of our forefathers, and their father's fathers
While still holding communal hands, with the neighbours "we only shared seeds"
So why have us worry, and throw more coal on heart burns
It is their debt, not ours, with bailiffs knock on their doors, not ours
It is their troubles, not ours, "it is their land that becomes infertile"
It is their backyards, that empty graves are dug
It is their backyards, that empty graves are dug
With nameless tombstones and chisel held by the inscriber
He stands ready, he has just taken on, two more helping hands
And one more is stood waiting, either that or the dole
There are no jobs these days, every job is one to want
So he prays for his service to be required, administrating
The sea is with high-current walls
It separates us, our land, from their misfortunes
It separates us, our land, from their misfortunes
So why have me worry
No one talks, of the bankers these day
No one says word, about them no more
It is as if t' dog house was only built, to serve their purpose
And they have all been locked in for the winter
This to silence their extravagant taste
And the barks they wallow of in, in riches, in flash
And they have all been locked in for the winter
This to silence their extravagant taste
And the barks they wallow of in, in riches, in flash
But now this time and again, their names crop up
It is all to do with eggs in baskets
Prudence and feasibility became, foreign words
And for that, the bankers vault seats empty
They gave all away on high return, with risk unaccounted for
To the countries, of frozen fields, who had but not much to pay back with
Thus now, another cloud gathers, and the draught nears our lands
To the countries, of frozen fields, who had but not much to pay back with
Thus now, another cloud gathers, and the draught nears our lands
This time from t' main land, not across t' pond like before
And we are to be caught in this storm, the winds hints, the oracle tells
What do you know, I see mass empty graves appearing
Manifesting in our backyards, each day a new one is added
With warning signs they give, about the storm that cometh
I pray it passes soon, or escapes as bulk
Before our harvest days, with sacks ready to carry a load
This seasons harvest can not, be left to rot in fields
I pray it passes soon, or escapes as bulk
Before our harvest days, with sacks ready to carry a load
This seasons harvest can not, be left to rot in fields
A horrible future awaits us if we're not careful. When did debt become respectable?
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this with I Saw Sunday Kodjo!
ReplyDeleteOh my, this is a depressingly accurate account of how precarious things are these days - so well done. You nailed it, Kodjo!!!!! It freaks me out, but you told it true!
ReplyDeleteI pray it passes soon too!
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