Shwabadi - The Gathering Storm (Civilization VI Rap) Lyrics

Went from raising cattle to raising stone-built castles
Raised an army that can raize a nation bad like Babel
Equipped our horse with saddles, got swords and armoured mantles
Then swapped it out for quills and ink to fight the coming battles

You see we fight with words, no need for rusted spurs
Don't fear the spears no more, the arrows leave us undeterred
We make our voices heard, we leave the borders blurred
So when we speak our voice is echoed all around the Earth

Well that would be preferred, that we could coexist
But I will not hesitate, don't wanna see me pissed
I'll take the whole damn hand, I won't just slap your wrist
And when we're in your land, we cannot be dismissed

From the Maori to the Inca, Sweden to Phoenicia
Beat ya bloody, raw, to teach ya, eat ya kingdom, all its features
Great artists, great writers, great prophets and preachers
We're dominating, great time to take a breather

We colonised the Earth, she gave us all she had
The coal we mined, the ores we find, we took all we could grab
So proud of every nation, pumping smoke from ironclads
Just pay some mind to this decline and you won't feel so glad

Consigned to fates we've earned, from every tree we burned
Our mother nature's done with favours that won't be returned
So when your city's drowned in ash don't look too concerned
It might be cruel but it's a lesson that we have to learn

Changed out the coal, at last, it really took this long
To realise the power we can harness from the sun
The wind and tide provide, but we're the foolish ones
For pumping oil up from the deep instead of using 'em

We need to make a change, not too late to see reform
We need to rearrange before things start to feel too warm
I know this might be strange, however, be informed
You are not strong enough to weather the gathering storm