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All Hail The Mammon
04:32
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All hail the Mammon
(It) makes us go round and round
And round in circles
Until we’re mammon-bound
Pete the plumber loves his
Husband Harry, but he’s
Got no time for him, the
Rent alone eats most his
Pay, so he took up other
Jobs, cleaning elderlies and
Waiting tables in a
Daylong daze
All hail the Mammon
(It) makes us go down and down
And down in spirals
Until we fade and drown
Trish the trader loves her
Park-view loft apartment
And her clothes and shoes and
Neat machines and gadgets
But she rarely stays at
Home longer than an hour
Got to get around in a
Daylong haze
It’s seeds of greed that money
Sows into our hearts
A creed for faithless folk whose
Hubris gets their better part
Pray, you laymen
Soon enough your
New God will be
Gone to hell
All hail the Mammon
(It) makes some go higher and
Higher to dizzying heights
Until they burst with pride
Cecil, CEO of
TROM Worldwide, he loves his
Keynotes, conference calls, and
Kick-ass power and his
Brimful Cayman bank accounts and
Skyrocketing shares, and he loves
Pushing people ’round in a
Daylong blaze
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2. |
Golden Days
04:16
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Far away from here, behind the sea
Lives a people in harmony
Money they don’t need, no bling, no beads,
They quit wanting, they just feed their needs
I will go, I will go there,
Come along, do dare
Come along with me, let us em-
brace the days, the Golden Days
They know well no one can own the Earth
Real estate only to greed gives birth
Water, air, and soil are no one’s own
Those who possess get possessed to the bone
Tag along, it’ll be great,
Come along, why wait
Come along with me, let us em-
brace the days, the Golden Days
Where we’ll go, there is no yours or mine
All is ours, and everyone will shine
We come naked, and we leave the same
Why still have, rather than be, it’s a shame
Come along, let us find out
Come along, what life’s about
Come along with me, let us em-
brace the days, the Golden Days
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3. |
Shape Your Own Heaven
03:27
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My, oh my, I’m high
High up the bright blue sky
Look, mom, see me fly
No longer ain’t I shy
Kissing the sun I am
Hugging the moon I am
Taking the stars for a ride!
Mary made me pry
And Lucy showed me why
Angel made me cry
Till men with hats came by
Kissing the sun I am
Hugging the moon I am
Taking the stars for a ride!
Shape your own Heaven
Shape your own Eden
Shape your own Heaven
Shape your own Paradise
Shape your own Heaven
Shape your own Eden
Shape your own Shangri-Shangri-la, la, la, la
My, oh my, now I
Can see where I was blind
Shine on, mind of mine
Allow me truth to find
Kissing the sun I am
Hugging the moon I am
Taking the stars for a ride!
Shape your own Heaven
Shape your own Eden
Shape your own Heaven
Shape your own Paradise
Shape your own Heaven
Shape your own Eden
Shape your own Shangri-Shangri-la, la, la, la
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4. |
Your Father’s House
04:29
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I come bearing news from Heaven
Due to maintenance it’s down, down
Come December 27
It will be relaunched by clowns, with frowns
God said so himself
“There will be no elves
“No angels, but smoothies galore”
Why on earth must Heaven relaunch?
God explains with no remorse, no more
“It is time now for a new dawn
“Clear the shelves and void the stores, and floors
“There’s too many fools
“Need to make new rules
“I’m sorry, guys, you can’t be in”
Hallelujah! God to Man:
“No more seats on Noah’s van
“You’ve been naughty once again
“Looks like you need to be banned
“From your Father’s house”
“Ground control to major Menos:
“What’s your status, please come in, come in”
“I’ve been traveling for æons
“Almost everywhere I’ve seen I’ve been
“There’s nobody here
“No father to fear
”In fact, (it) looks like
”We’re all alone”
(Or are we?)
Times of troubles, but no Mary
“Let it be,” she said, “I’m done, I’m done
“Man today is way too scary”
God agrees, “Just let ’em run, run on”
“They know us no more
“There’s no need to mourn
“They’ll go like the dinosaurs”
Chorus
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Babu Menos
Babu Menos is a musician (composer and lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and singer), writer, smart-ass, idler, and former
traveller — amidst this climate catastrophe, one cannot travel in good conscience anymore.
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