Dust and Eden's Echo

Lyrics

🎼 “Beast in the Marketplace” ⸻ [Verse 1] East of Eden, the ground grew teeth, Thorns in the soil, sweat underneath, Bread by labor, hands by pain, Man learned hunger, then learned gain. Caravans cut through desert stone, Petra rose where the wild winds moan, Trade made rivers through the sand, Then profit learned to rule the land. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Need met scale, and love met price, Mercy sold for merchandise, Agápē bent beneath the chain— Scarcity turned into gain. ⸻ [Chorus] Babylon breathes in the market light, Counting souls in the dead of night, Storehouses full while the children fade, Cold hearts blessed by the deals they made. But the Spirit moves where the humble stand, Not in gold, not in command, The beast may roar, but truth remains— Love walks barefoot through the flames. ⸻ [Verse 2] They sectioned the land, drew lines in dust, Called it order, called it trust, Gathered the people into towers, Seed banks built from human hours. “Work,” they said, “there’s more to fill, More barns to build on the higher hill, Stay out of mine, go earn your bread, Business is good while the weak lie dead.” ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] Not the ship, not the road, Not the cargo, not the load, But the heart that bows for more— That’s the idol at the door. ⸻ [Chorus] Babylon breathes through steel and wire, Through the endless want, through the false desire, Makes a name, then calls it peace, Feeds the rich while the poor increase. But the Spirit speaks where the faithful hear, Perfect love drives out fear, The beast may buy, the beast may sell— But it cannot own the soul that fell And rose again in Christ. ⸻ [Bridge] Wars and rumors in the eastern rain, Kings make bargains over other men’s pain, Islands tremble, allies bend, The strong call weakness “the wiser end.” Files come open, names appear, Princes hide behind money and fear, Earth cries out under poisoned skies, While old men speak and young hearts rise. Still He said, “Do not be deceived,” Signs may flash and the world believe, False lights burn like morning stars, But truth is known by its wounds and scars. ⸻ [Breakdown] Whoever has ears, let him hear— The battle is not out there alone. The throne of the beast begins inside When the heart grows cold as stone. ⸻ [Verse 3] Children, it’s the last hour still, Every age bends toward the hill, Many voices, many claims, Many gods with borrowed names. But God is love, and love is light, No fear can rule where hearts walk right, If you hate your brother and praise the Lord, You swing the beast’s own hidden sword. ⸻ [Final Chorus] Babylon falls, but not by chance, It dies inside its golden dance, Every tower, every throne, Turns to ash when love is gone. But the Lamb still reigns where mercy lives, In the ones who serve, forgive, and give, The world may trade what it cannot keep— But Christ still gathers the scattered sheep. ⸻ [Outro] We are on God’s time, Not the clock of kings. The market shouts, But the Spirit sings. Storehouses fade, Empires fall, Love remains— The root of all.