It uses metaphors like a river running dry and the last tree falling to describe the point of no return for a toxic system.
We'll never get free, lamb to the slaughterWhat you gon' do when there's blood in the water?The price of your greed, your son and your daughterWhat you gon' do when there's blood in the water? grandson - Blood Water (Audio)
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I am the people, I am the stormI am the riot, I am the swarmWhen the last tree's fallen, the animal can't hideMoney won't solve it, what's your alibi? Position Music Publishing
Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Kevin Hissink / Jordan Benjamin / Chester Krupa CarboneBlood // Water lyrics © Sony/atv Tunes Llc, Sony/atv Ballad, Position Music Publishing, Lyon Estates Worldwide
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