After Me, The Flood Lyrics

Out of nowhere it came
With destructive rage
A surge of discontent
Force of nature unchained

Lining my pockets
While the country rots
Deaf to desperate cries
After me, the flood

Enforce unjust laws
By the rule of brute force
Bullets for stones
After me, the flood

Bury my head in the sand
To weather the storm
Hiding in plain sight
I'm the king of the worms

A hypocrite smile
A child playing god
Two treacherous eyes
After me, the flood

Wallow in power
But it's lonely at the top
The hour has come now
After me, the flood

After me, the flood
After me, the flood

Delusions of grandeur
In a cardboard palace
Grasping at straws
A precarious balance

When the dust has settled
On a city in ruins
Embers still glowing
The fire reignites

No one saw the storm coming
A furious wave of change
For better or worse
Nothing will ever be the same

After me, the flood
After me, the flood