Wisdom Cry (Shaolin Reproof)

In the streets of Shaolin... Wisdom raises her voice... loud in the marketplace... at the gates she speaks... fools sleep... the simple turn away... but the wise listen... Enter the chamber... Wisdom cryin' aloud in the thoroughfare, public square, voice echo through the chaos Markets buzzin', heads turnin', she elevated, no fear, straight exposin' the pathos At the head of the noisy blocks, top of the wall, gate entrance, she proclaimin' the facts "How long, O simple ones, you gon' cling to that ignorance, lovin' the lack? How long will scoffers delight in their jests, mockin' the light, refusin' the path? Fools hatin' knowledge, turnin' from truth, buildin' their own downfall wrath" She offerin' reproof, hand stretched out, spirit ready to pour like rain Turn now, heed the call, I'll make my words known, wash away the pain But y'all refused the call, ignored the extended palm, counsel cast aside Stretched hand neglected, every warning deflected, now the tide I called, you declined, wisdom's voice rewind, but you pressed rewind on deaf ears Reproof despised, knowledge minimized, now calamity nears I will laugh at your disaster, mock when terror strikes sudden and severe When panic hit like storm clouds, whirlwind twistin', no shield, no spear Distress and anguish crash upon your door, no escape in sight Then y'all gon' call frantic, seek me diligent through the endless night But I will not answer, search won't discover, 'cause the bridge you burned Hated knowledge, rejected the fear of the Lord, now lessons learned Yo... listen close... Wisdom stand at the crossroads... callin' every soul... Simple ones embrace the easy road... scoffers laugh at the code... Fools despise correction... but the storm approachin'... The whirlwind comin' to collect... what you sow, you gon' reap... Fear the Lord... choose knowledge... or face the reaper in the street... Shaolin... protect ya mind... 'Cause you despised all reproof, would have none of my counsel, straight defiant Ate the fruit of your own way, filled up on devices, now reliant On the path you paved crooked, now it curve back, bite like serpent fang Simple slain by their own turnin' away, complacency hang Fools destroyed by their own ease, sleepin' while the blade swing But whoever listens, truly hears, dwell secure in the fortress ring At ease without dread, no disaster shadow creepin' on the scene Wisdom's shield, Shaolin sword, mind protected, evergreen Picture the market, voices clashin', Wisdom stand tall like abbot supreme Cryin' through the noise, offerin' peace in the midst of the scheme But the simple chase shadows, scoffers build thrones on mockery sand Fools reject the foundation, now the ground shift, can't stand Calamity whirlwind, terror storm, buildings crumblin', hearts alarmed Call on me then, but silence return, 'cause the heart was harmed Long ago when the hand was out, the voice was clear in the crowd Now the fruit ripen bitter, own devices drown you loud But the wise incline the ear, dwell in safety, no fear grip No disaster approachin', peace eternal, fellowship Choose this day... hear the cry... or let the whirlwind rip... Wisdom cryin' in the streets... at the gates... in the markets... The simple fall... the fools destroyed... but the listener stands secure... Fear the Lord... embrace knowledge... protect ya mind from the storm... Shaolin forever... hear the call... or face the whirlwind... Peace.