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Check on Mother

The light flickers in my room, it’s a new bulb It pauses, again If you’re talking to me, I don’t speak Morse code The rain slams against the windows, who’s crying? I can hear every drop Lightning with her bug zapper, who pissed her off? Thunder sounds hungry, who’s not feeding her? And who’s crying? The trees are arguing again, everybody’s talking at once The wind keeps checking the doors, tried every window twice Whatever she wants, she wants it back Who pissed her off? Who left the water running? Who pissed her off? She’s throwing lightning at the house Thunder’s getting hungry, the wind won’t leave us alone Somebody better go check on Mother Something’s going on The river crossed the road, didn’t even look both ways Someone should go get her, she doesn’t live over here The sirens start, apparently we’re all involved now The wind found a funnel, that seems unnecessary Lightning, again, okay, I saw you Still don’t speak Morse code Wait, something smells like smoke Nobody here lit anything The sky looks strange, something’s burning Oh I see why you have tears, the fires make you cry The rain should keep us safe, thank you But the big zapper is a little much Calm your temper and go eat, you’re getting hungry I can hear you from here You’re drowning one room while another one burns I think you’ve got your water in the wrong place Mother, your water’s running Mother, something’s burning Mother, you left the wind on Mother, the sky keeps flashing Mother, I know, I know Calm your temper and go eat The light flickers, again, once, twice, pause If you’re talking to me, I still don’t speak Morse code But I’m starting to think this isn’t about the bulb Who pissed her off? Who left the whole world running? Who pissed her off? She’s crying through the windows, she’s burning through the forests She’s shaking every door Mother, Mother, what are you trying to tell us? The light flickers, again Oh, I think I got that one