Heatwave Tango in Velvet

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You’re running after the paper, chasing after the gold Living the life of a greedy man, or so I am told Your heart is fast asleep, locked inside a chest Forgetting all the bleeding souls you left in your quest ​[Chorus] Counting every little penny, every dime in your hand Miserable and cold, the greediest in the land If selfishness was a crime under the sun, yeah You would be nailed to the cross, for what you have done ​[Verse 2] True feelings mean nothing to you, you cast them away No holy bond can hold you, no reason can make you stay Only the shiny diamonds and the silver rings Yeah, you only care about these superficial things ​[Chorus] Counting every little penny, every dime in your hand Miserable and cold, the greediest in the land If selfishness was a crime under the sun, yeah You would be nailed to the cross, for what you have done ​[Bridge] You traded your true blessings for a fortune so cold Forgetting how to live just to do what you're told Money can never buy a piece of joy inna your mind Even though it gets you drunk and makes you so blind Your soul belongs to the system, it is no longer your own Your desires are weaknesses, seeds that you have sown The silver is a wicked hound, keeping you bound Holding your leash while you’re walking on the ground ​[Verse 3] With your eyes wide open, you are sleeping in your bed Counting up your millions, but your spirit is dead And when the time comes to give back your flesh to the clay The ghosts of your regrets will haunt you night and day ​[Outro] An interested man, but you’re not interesting at all By wanting too much, you just caused your own fall Burning away inna the fire, destroying your own worth Making the money your mistress, your god, and master on earth Yeah, money is your master... but you lost your soul.