State of Emergency

[Intro] [Emergency Broadcast] This is an emergency notification Residents in low-lying coastal areas are advised to evacuate immediately A state of emergency has been declared Do not attempt to cross flooded roadways Move to higher ground Remain indoors unless evacuation orders are issued [Verse 1] The coastline disappears beneath the rising water Sirens cut through neighborhoods as the evacuation orders travel High tide meets the highway and the shoreline gives way Emergency crews are moving through the streets before the break of day County officials have announced mandatory evacuations across the region Shelters are opening as authorities monitor the changing conditions Power lines are down and several roads are no longer passable The latest advisory warns that conditions remain unstable A wall of water moves inland, swallowing exits, bridges, signs and stations While every television repeats the same words across the nation Residents are told to shelter, to conserve, to stay connected But every update arrives after another street has disappeared [Chorus] The flood, the flood Coming over the coast The flood, the flood Nobody knows how far it goes State of emergency Red lights in the rain The flood, the flood Rising again and again [Verse 2] Breaking news reports confirm widespread flooding along the eastern coastline Officials are urging residents not to delay evacuation as water levels continue to rise Multiple states have activated emergency operations centers while transportation networks begin shutting down And authorities warn that anyone remaining in evacuation zones may be unable to receive assistance once conditions deteriorate The governor addresses the public beneath a wall of emergency graphics Declaring disaster areas while helicopters circle above the traffic Shelters reach capacity, hospitals activate contingency plans And thousands are moving inland with whatever they can carry in their hands The map turns red from county line to county line Another warning flashes across the bottom of the screen Another mandatory order Another road closed Another bridge gone Another coastline redrawn by morning [Pre-Chorus] And the water keeps climbing Climbing Climbing No headline can stop it No press conference can hold it back No emergency declaration can command the ocean to retreat [Chorus] The flood, the flood Coming over the coast The flood, the flood Nobody knows how far it goes State of emergency Red lights in the rain The flood, the flood Rising again and again [Bridge] [Emergency Broadcast] Mandatory evacuation remains in effect Residents should seek higher ground immediately Do not drive through standing water Emergency personnel are responding to multiple rescues Additional warnings may be issued without notice [Breakdown] One state declares Then another Then another The coastline becomes a boundary The boundary becomes a warning The warning becomes an evacuation The evacuation becomes a memory And somewhere beneath the water There is a road There is a house There is a town There is a name on a map That nobody can find anymore [Final Chorus] The flood, the flood Coming over the coast The flood, the flood Taking everything it knows State of emergency Every signal says the same The flood, the flood Rising again and again The flood, the flood No higher ground in sight The flood, the flood Turning daylight into night State of emergency The warning won’t remain The flood, the flood Rising again and again [Outro] [Emergency Broadcast] This message will repeat Evacuate immediately Seek higher ground Avoid flooded roads Remain alert for further instructions This message will repeat The water is still rising