Lazarus was once a bustling metropolis But now it's a city of near ruin A victim of rising tides and climate change Now it's a watery grave But some of us refuse to leave We've made our home in a sunken

In search of a meal In the city sewers looking for a meal a rat crosses my path Sautéed Delicious rat meat Sautéed with garlic and onions Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum Juicy Delicious rat meat Savory and juicy,

In the sewers and alleys of the city You'll find me hunting rats for food With a sharp knife I'm quick and deadly And I'll take whatever I can get I've been doing this for years Ever since the world went

The noise and violence Keep me up at night, I can’t help but wonder What kind of future awaits us In this nightmare? The sirens never stop wailing, The guns never stop firing, And the blood never stops

Water is scarce and expensive, And the tap water is barely drinkable, If you're lucky enough to have a tap. We can barely afford to buy fresh water, And we have to ration it carefully. We are always thirsty,

Beneath the harsh, fluorescent lights, I browse the shelves of water bottles. Each one is the same, Yet they all promise different things: "Clean!", "Refreshing!", "Pure!".

Children scavenge for scrap metal In the ashes of what was once a great civilization They search for anything that can be sold For a few coins, they will risk their lives In the dark alleys and abandoned

Lazarus is a city of death and despair, A place where hope goes to die. The streets are lined with the broken and the forgotten, And the air is thick with their cries. But still I walk these streets, For

In a city of concrete and steel Where the smog never clears And the sun is a distant memory We live in a dystopian hell Where the only thing that thrives Are the rats and the roaches And the only thing

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