[Intro - spoken] David ask a fair question: “What we need saving from?” Hear the list… and hear the plan. Because no one coming— So we saving weself! [Chorus] Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! If the world turn cold, and the big powers flex, We must stand as one—CARICOM next! Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! From shock and stress to the next big test, We don’t beg—we build, we invest! [Verse 1 - Monroe Doctrine / Big-power pressure] The hemisphere talk coming back with force, Big stick politics take a fresh new course. If they say “change friends,” we say “fine, but look— Who filling the gap? Put that in the book!” No quiet surrender, no private deal, If we shifting policy, we need real real. Scholarship, hospitals, energy support, Not sweet press release and passport sport. [Chorus] Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! If the world turn cold, and the big powers flex, We must stand as one—CARICOM next! Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! From shock and stress to the next big test, We don’t beg—we build, we invest! [Verse 2 - UN Security Council dysfunction] UN talk plenty, but veto does block, Five big kings hold the whole place lock. So we small states must link up tight, Pool we lawyers, diplomats—day and night. One strike team moving, one regional brain, So when rules get twist, we call out the stain. If the Council sleeping, we can’t sleep too— We build coalition till pressure push through. [Hook - call/response] Veto blocking? (Yes!) So we do what? (Link!) Small state alone? (Dead!) So we do what? (Think!) [Chorus] Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! If the world turn cold, and the big powers flex, We must stand as one—CARICOM next! Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! From shock and stress to the next big test, We don’t beg—we build, we invest! [Verse 3 - Global warming / climate reality] Sea eating coast, storm beating roof, Climate change don’t need no proof. So treat resilience like national shield, Drainage, shelter, water—every field. Stop buildin’ foolish where the waves does run, Protect the mangrove, protect the sun. And export we knowledge—yes, make it pay: Caribbean solutions for a warming day. [Verse 4 - Nuclear warfare risk (global shock)] Nuclear talk rising, world on a ledge, One wrong move could tip the edge. We can’t stop missiles, but we can prepare, Food, fuel, medicine—ready, stored, there. Because even if the blast not near we shore, Prices does jump and ships ignore. So we plan redundancy, keep buffers in line, So panic outside don’t mash up we time. [Chorus] Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! If the world turn cold, and the big powers flex, We must stand as one—CARICOM next! Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! From shock and stress to the next big test, We don’t beg—we build, we invest! [Verse 5 - EU/OECD blacklisting] Then come the blacklist—pen from abroad, One mark and yuh banking does feel it hard. So we need a unit, region-wide crew, Tracking the rules and negotiating too. Not scrambling late when the damage done, But steady diplomacy, one-by-one? No—ONE! If you setting standards, set it fair and clear, We comply—yes—but we won’t live in fear. [Verse 6 - Another pandemic] Pandemic teach we: oxygen thin, When the world lock down, you can’t buy in. So stockpile regional—PPE and meds, Lab capacity, data in heads. Joint procurement, common protocols too, So tourism safe and people pull through. And local small manufacturing where we can, So next crisis don’t catch we like a man. [Verse 7 - Supply chains breaking] Supply chain snap is hunger quick, Empty shelf is politics—real and thick. So grow more food, build cold-chain strong, Fix regional shipping—stop taking long. Energy independence—sun and wind, Storage and grid—make imports thin. And if ships reroute and freight go mad, We still eating, still moving—still not sad! [Bridge - slower, pledge] No one coming with a rescue plane, No one coming to ease we pain. So we must stop the petty fight, And build the region right. One voice outside, one plan inside, One Caribbean stride. [Final Chorus - big] Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! If the world turn cold, and the big powers flex, We must stand as one—CARICOM next! Save weself, save weself (save weself!) No one coming, so we save weself! From shock and stress to the next big test, We don’t beg—we build, we invest! [Outro - spoken] That is the answer, listener. Not fear… Structure. Not vibes… Unity. Save weself.
