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Money Makes the World Go 'Round
We all want the luxurious things in life
A gorgeous, glamorous suit in white
Diamonds, platinum, jewelry, and all of this gold
In this world, greed will never get old
Sat down and listened to father above
Where there is money, there is no love
We all want to buy brand new off the lot
Lexus, Mercedes, BMW on the spot
Putting money on a pedestal ‘til we’re all dead
This world has let money get to its head
The sin of Greed is the elephant in the room
The sin of Greed is humanity’s doom
No problems spending thousands of bucks
Slaughtering the bank without giving a f*ck
Money cannot buy personal satisfaction
Money cannot buy popularity or attraction
A paycheck is all humans desire to chase
Money is slowly destroying the human race
A dollar cannot fix a man’s depressions
But it can fuel a man’s foul obsessions
The desire to fetishize gorgeous, green cash
The man upstairs told me it would make the world crash
It’s amazing the power a dollar bill can hold
Feed one family and strand the other in the cold
Money can be the death of man
Money is all really part of the plan
Money can create a society that’s sick
Money can turn a humble man a prick
Breaking the bank means breaking the heart
A man’s greed is where it all starts
So I tell you to avoid making money a whole
It has the power to take total control
“Cha-ching! Cha-ching!”, and all this bling
Understand when you float on it won’t mean a thing
Fancy things and green, glorified and all
But they motivate the greed that makes society fall
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This piece was somewhat of a "freestyle" that came straight out of my head onto paper. The central idea behind this piece is to highlight the commonly overlooked trait of greed. My intent in writing this is to expose the bare skin of what greed and fiending for money do to a person and even society. This piece could be considered a reality check to those who are materialistic, as I want for my audience to reconsider how they view money and its place in America's society.