"Then all the Waters Rise Up", a Children's Song

Then all the waters rise up, rise up, rise up,
Then all the waters rise up, just like this. 

Then all the stones are fighting, fighting, fighting,
Then all the stones is fighting, just like this.

Then all the earth is rumbling, rumbling, rumbling,
Then all the earth is rumbling, just like this.

And then the sky starts flashing, flashing, flashing,
and then the sky starts flashing, just like this.

Then all the stars are falling, falling, falling,
then all the stars are falling, just like this.

The earth is torn asunder, asunder, asunder,
the earth is torn asunder, just like this.

Then all the seas are burning, burning, burning,
then all the seas are burning, just like this.

The white lotus is blooming, blooming, blooming,
the white lotus is blooming, just like this. 

— Children's song

This is a common children's song is taught in Early Years music classes at children's centres across the world. Each verse is accompanied by a distinct hand gesture that represents the action described. As such, it's excellent for teaching gross and fine motor skills, as well as basic speech and music skills. The simple tune makes it a catchy earworm parents often find themselves humming in the shower. The exact origin of the song is unknown but its commonly assumed that it's associated with the ongoing climate change which has rocked the world for the past centuries.

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True Meaning

This song is actually a mishmash of foreshadowings of The Apocalypse, taken from different religions. With the banning of Religious Practices, it was created by an unknown religious practitioner and introduced in nurseries, so the knowledge of the apocalyptic signs might not be lost all together. After all, our childhood songs never really leave us.