The narrator takes on the persona of "the people," "the storm," and "the riot," representing a collective uprising against those in power.
It uses metaphors like a river running dry and the last tree falling to describe the point of no return for a toxic system. grandson - Blood Water (Audio)
Look me in my eyesTell me everything's not fineOr that people ain't happyAnd the river has run dryYou thought you could go freeBut the system is done forIf you listen here closelyThere's a knock at your front door The narrator takes on the persona of "the
What's your alibi? What's your alibi?What you gon' do when there's blood in the, blood in the water?When there's blood in the waterWh-, wh-, when there's blood in the-Wh-, wh-, when there's blood in the water What's your alibi
Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Kevin Hissink / Jordan Benjamin / Chester Krupa CarboneBlood // Water lyrics © Sony/atv Tunes Llc, Sony/atv Ballad, Position Music Publishing, Lyon Estates Worldwide
We'll never get free, lamb to the slaughterWhat you gon' do when there's blood in the water?The price of your greed is your son and your daughterWhat you gon' do when there's blood in the water?