This song definately deals with George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books. In the series taking the black means you join the Night's Watch to defend the realm from northern invaders. The lion is a symbol for House Lannister. It's "too late to hear the final warning" because everyone in the series is caught up in their own battles and they fail to see the real danger, which would be The Others.
This song definately deals with George RR Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books. In the series taking the black means you join the Night's Watch to defend the realm from northern invaders. The lion is a symbol for House Lannister. It's "too late to hear the final warning" because everyone in the series is caught up in their own battles and they fail to see the real danger, which would be The Others.