Story Behind The Song

This is the 2nd in my series of songs about tha 7 deadly sins. Whereas "Pride" was a collection of 3 separate views of pride, "Greed" delves deeply into tha mindset of those obsessed w/wealth and power. It's far more personal than i imagined it would be when i 1st started writing it.

Song Description

Bangin Beat w/a Menacing Flow. Lyrics focus on the obsession w/money, the pursuit of power, and the true root of evil. This & "Depraved" have my favorite lyrics on the album

Lyrics

Intro

Greed... the 2nd of the 7 sins... the excessive desire for wealth and power... definitely my favorite

Chorus

You wouldn't like me if you knew me
we're not one and the same, i
betrayed my own in pursuit
of financial gain, lies
nothing but words that serve to meet my ends
i'll tell you my soul is cleansed
while profiting off of sin

you wouldn't trust me if you knew me
my goals are ones of shame, i'd
sell out my people in search of financial gain, lies
nothing but words that serve to meet my ends
i cherish this life of sin
embracing it to the end

V1

I stalk tha streets in disguise
in search of delicate minds
then i start entrancing em with a
web of deception and lies
once i'm inside cyanide's
used to silence his cries
seduced his bride, robbed her blind
and had her buried alive
was taught tha flaws of logic
obtained the darkest of knowledge
betrayed my teacher, stole his secrets
then i sold em for a profit
far from conceited just a creature
with a taste for the exotic
so i started trafficking my products
from a base in the Tropics
a warlord with a halo
a modern day pharaoh
7 years, $30 mil and a fortress in Barbados
the feds can't stop me
cuz i've got tha locals on my payroll
can't track my funds
cuz i keep my currency in pesos
to reign in tha streets
one must abstain from defeat
even if it means greeting peace
with the rage of a beast
my elders taught me that the
mother of creation is "need"
but not for me cuz my main motivation is greed

Chorus

V2

Y'all just don't understand
my only purpose is to conquer tha land
to Hell with making fans
i'd rob you all if i ever got tha chance
for a hundred grand? switch tha plan
and i'll poison my clan
flee tha States and begin my grand
mission to conquer Japan
but in tha beginning my intentions
they truly were to share tha riches
then these niggaz started snitching,
causing massive collisions
watched tha deals disintegrate
was set up but i sensed tha bait
shot tha client, left him parked in a lake
now let's get it straight
bitch, i'm nobody's soldier, won't follow orders
slay your leader, take tha cash
then i'm gone 'cross tha border
burned bridges with my allies cuz few were loyal
now they're missing, bodies buried in Peruvian soil
i'm like a snake in the leaves
tha wolf that lays with tha sheep
a mercenary, if i'm hired you'll be slain in a week
you may despise what i've become
but you're tha same as me
cuz inside, you know we're all motivated by greed

Chorus

V3

My heart's overcome with greed
it's so extreme that it's haunting my dreams
my latest schemes are guaranteed
to bring my foes to their knees
once i succeed then i'll be free
to pursue my plots to be king
whatever i gain beyond my needs?
i'll pass it down to my seed
everything i loved i lost
everything i hated i conquered
anger blinded my vision
ambition tainted my honor
unleashed my hatred upon 'em
but drama came with tha karma
tha spawn of fate was like piranhas
decimated my armor
almost succumbed to tha trauma
was resurrected like Rama
now they label me "The Chosen One"
like i'm tha son of Madonna
accumulated gold and guns
to fund a war if you want it
i'll arm tha rebels with "tha bomb"
and launch a strike from tha Bahamas
ballistic missiles and fusion
produce the final solution
inducing panic as the planet is reduced to ruins
and then the wealth of mankind shall belong to me
and only then will i truly satisfy my greed

Chorus