Deluge

Watched the clouds build up for forty days Never thought it'd come to this Old man down the street been preaching warnings I just laughed and turned away Said he's building something in his yard Neighbors think he's lost his mind But there's something in his eyes that's got me thinking Maybe I should listen close Sky keeps getting darker now Ground beneath my feet feels loose Water's at my doorstep And the waters rise Higher than I ever dreamed Waters rise Washing away everything I've seen Waters rise Can't escape what's coming down Waters rise Packed my bags three times today Can't decide what matters most Pictures of my family or food to last the week Both seem pretty small right now Radio keeps cutting out Phone lines all went dead at noon There's panic in the streets but I'm just standing Watching everything go wrong Sky keeps getting darker now Ground beneath my feet feels loose Water's at my doorstep And the waters rise Higher than I ever dreamed Waters rise Washing away everything I've seen Waters rise Can't escape what's coming down Waters rise I remember when I thought I had it figured out Bank account was full my credit score was looking good Had my five year plan my backup plan my exit strategy Never thought about the things I couldn't plan around Now I'm standing in my kitchen watching water climb Up the walls like some kind of liquid time Everything I worked for floating past my window All my achievements sinking in the undertow Old man's boat is looking pretty good right now Should have listened when he tried to tell me how The signs were there but I was too busy living Never thought I'd need what he was giving Pride before the fall they say but I was flying Never saw the storm until the earth was crying Now I'm drowning in the consequences of my choices Wish I'd heard the warning in the ancient voices Maybe there's a reason for the flood Maybe there's a lesson in the mud Maybe when the waters finally fall I'll understand it all And the waters rise Higher than I ever dreamed Waters rise Washing away everything I've seen Waters rise Can't escape what's coming down Waters rise Forty days of rain Forty nights of doubt Wonder if the sun will ever come back out