Heed the warnings

White horizons cracked and cried Ancient walls that used to hide Glaciers breathing their last breath Blue veins slipping into death Polar nights that once stood still Now drip down the silent hill Maps redraw along the shore Frozen kingdoms are no more Heed the warnings, no crown of snow Heed the warnings, the cold lets go Heed the warnings, the sea will rise Truth reflected in open skies After the warning, we stand exposed Time is melting to the overdose Footprints fade in thinning dust Empty forests turn to rust Wings once loud now folded tight Songs erased from morning light Ivory ghosts and coral bone Habitats we overthrown Names remain in books, screens Life reduced to what it means Heed the warnings, no wild refrain Heed the warnings, silent plain Heed the warnings, fewer cries Ash where once were living skies After the warning, lines erased A crowded world, but nothing replaced Winter burns like summer air Seasons shift without a care Rivers swell beyond their beds Cities drowning where we tread Storms rewrite the coastal line Fields collapse before their time Fire where the snow should fall Water rising through the wall Heed the warnings, tides run high Heed the warnings, forests dry Heed the warnings, heat in snow Flood below where seeds won’t grow After the warning, balance lost Every comfort has a cost We built towers, called it fate Fed the engine, sealed the gate Cut the roots beneath our feet Turned the air to burning heat Chasing profit, blind to scale Drilling deeper in the frail Countdown ticking, self-inflicted Planet wounded and man convicted Heed the warnings, no one to blame Heed the warnings, we lit the flame Heed the warnings, the mirror’s clear We are the danger we fear After the warning, the choice is ours Stop the clock or lose the hours