Wise man's gone
He abandoned faithful folk
Without possession higher goal
Is a distant pipe dream
Yet before the dawn
As the crowd with one shout spoke
Golden statue great and sole
Reflects creators gleam
Splendor's cuss
Deluded us
And draining all joy out of life
Every deed
Starts to bleed
Stabbed by desire's knife
Splendor's cuss
Deluding us
And draining all joy out of life
Every deed
Driven by greed
Affected by desire's strife
With golden lips and rotten skulls
We feast beneath the golden calf
Seize the day!
Inward void in gilded steel
Will always keep our conscience sealed
Joy the prey
Hypnotized
By swelled head in wealth's disguise
Everyone is sacrificed
When restraint gutters out
Chasing prize
Every bond is monetized
I think you shouldn't be suprised
When I sell you out
Splendor's cuss
Deluded us
And draining all joy out of life
Every deed
Starts to bleed
Stabbed by desire's knife
Splendor's cuss
Deluding us
And draining all joy out of life
Every deed
Driven by greed
Affected by desire's strife
With golden lips and rotten skulls
We feast beneath the golden calf
Seize the day!
Inward void in gilded steel
Will always keep our conscience sealed
Joy the prey
Splendor's sting
Still tortures me
When gilded steel keeps conscience sealed
Splendor's ring
Can't be unring
I am rich king of misery
With golden lips and rotten skulls
We feast beneath the golden calf
Joy the prey!
Inward void in gilded steel
Will always keep our conscience sealed
Seize the day