Oceans on the Doorstep - The Future Is Ours Track 7

Notes Sample: “It Must Have Been Years” by Tubeway Army Written and produced by Kinte Synopsis “Oceans on the Doorstep” turns climate change into a personal story of rising water, flooded streets, lost homes, and communities forced to carry memories before they are washed away. Sampling “It Must Have Been Years,” Kinte makes environmental collapse feel immediate, showing that the ocean is no longer a distant headline. It is already knocking at the door. Chapter 7: Oceans on the Doorstep “Oceans on the Doorstep” makes the climate crisis personal. The rising water is no longer a news report; it is in the streets, at the doors, and inside people’s memories. Families are forced to carry photo albums, leave homes, and watch neighborhoods disappear. This chapter shows the emotional cost of environmental neglect. The ocean becomes a character in the story, knocking on humanity’s door and demanding change. #OceansOnTheDoorstep #Kinte #ClimateChange Lyrics [Verse 1] The water came quiet, like it didn’t want trouble, Just kissed the curb first, then it doubled and doubled. Old man on the corner said, “I seen this in a dream,” Police tape on the block like a cut in the seam. My niece asked, “Where we going?” like it’s summer camp, But her favorite park underwater like a broken lamp. News said “unprecedented,” I said “unaddressed,” They call disaster “natural” to dodge the test. [Verse 2] We carried photo albums like they were sacred text, Because memory don’t float when the flood come next. I watched a whole neighborhood turn into a lake, And the rich on a hill still asking, “What’s at stake?” If the ocean at the doorstep, the planet ain’t playing, It’s knocking with a fist, it’s demanding we change it. So I wrote “WE ARE HERE” on the highest wall, Not as a warning… as a roll call.