Green, Everlasting

Intro

Money... Have you ever wanted more? (Enough to) Pour it all on red for one big score Deplorable provider, a liar, you hide and ignore The creditors knock knock knocking down your door Wish you were dead, stressed by debt, can’t pay rent Sell all your shit at the last minute instead You hauled a lot and lost all there was (and it) It cuts cuz there just ain’t enough Well listen up

Verse 1

I used to seek the green Usury and greed Dutifully agreed a new scene is what we need

And so I earned us all the cash Then I burned it like gas The flames flashed so fast that the laughs never lasted

Now the ash is in my hand As I pass to the man Every last damn cent I ever had in my command

The guilt’s enough to kill me With no bills that I can wield So I will spill my guts until The feeling finally can chill

Chorus

Everlastingly Poisoning me I’ve been chasing this thing Failing to see

It’s not what you make It’s what you keep It’s not what you keep It’s how you think

Verse 2

The more the dough, the more you owe Oh, who knew? The more the bling, the more the peace So you think, dude

I got a wad of dosh Knowing not the cost Uncle Sam wants Caught brainwashed Watch me flaunt

I’m robbed by my greed Thinking that money Will bring me The peace that I’ve been seeking Please

Always Only... This

The state can change from any thought in the brain But the stage remains where every breath is remade

Chorus 2

Everlastingly Poisoning me I’ve been chasing this thing Failing to see

It’s not what you make It’s what you keep It’s not what you keep It’s how you think

Verse 3

Every dollar that I made was a status trip Every dirty dollar that I waste is a dopamine hit Converting gallons of ancient fossilized sunlight To squirt an ounce of anandamide just to feel alright

That’s why The nature of money’s blind to the poverty-minded All while the nature of mind is hiding still further behind

And what do we find? Can we define the cause of thoughts that drop and make us walk and talk to make our lot no better than we always got? Heaven’s already open to any who pop into God

Chorus 3

God help it's still Poisoning me I’ve been chasing this thing Failing to see

It’s not what you make It’s what you keep It’s not what you keep It’s how you think

Verse 3

I remember when I thought the stress would drop I remember when I thought the thoughts would stop

In the good old days when all seemed solvable Even improbable Unholy situations seen as wholly resolvable

I was a fool But I don’t blame my numbskull I had never been given the vision or tools for how it goes

How money flows, to and fro Problems are no problem, yo Not a con but a pro I suppose It’s how evolution grows

This pervasive myth And persuasive narrative It’s hard to sift the truth that sits beneath the pit of shit

That money makes the difference That cash is what to win If I only had enough then life can finally begin

I only need a little, man Just enough to pay my rent And my debts Did I mention friends, a mansion and a private jet

This mission never ends And it’s easy to forget In chasing Benjamins It’s life we forfeit

Chorus 4

It’s not what you make It’s what you keep It’s not what you keep It’s how you think

Everlastingly Poisoning me I’ve been chasing this thing Failing to see

It’s not what you make It’s what you keep It’s not what you keep It’s how you think