GREED Lyrics

When we were born, with no possession

The love received, was our concession

No worries, no fears, no troubles, no fuss

In mother's arms, we put our trust

But as we grew, we looked and craved

And all too soon, became enslaved

The more we saw, the more we wanted

Our quest for more, became undaunted

Our thirst for more, could not be quenched

The more we grasped, the tighter we clenched

We scampered and gathered to horde

Possessions became our master and lord

When we're older, our treasures all heaped

A sad example of what greed has reaped

Our fists are clenched in a grasping motion

Till our death when our hands are opened

Manifest plainness

Embrace simplicity

Reduce selfishness

Have few desires

It is a glory, it is a broken thing

A shadow on the water, a tear in the fabric

A tear in the eye, a stain on the name

It is bloodshed, death and prophet, protected and ennobled

It is a flaming beacon

A mountain flower

A bevy of geese

A stumble

A horse leaping a fence

A fox running for cover

A deer rooting for bulbs

A soft slobbering dog

It is a gathering

To abuse the other

To sing the songs

To praise the glory

It is to kneel

To repent

To kneel

And to kill again