Selfishness – the Devil We Love

(Verse 1)
Midnight oil burns in the gilded hall
While hungry children hear the empty wall
He counts his coins, ignores the hollow cries
With polished lies beneath indifferent skies
The ledger bleeds red, the people bleed too
He takes his cut from the meager few

(Pre-Chorus)
Builds his throne on broken backs
Never glances what his greed exacts

(Chorus)
Oh, selfishness, the devil we love
The poisoned root, the shove from above
You dress in silk, you wear a crown
While nations crumble, crashing down
From palace halls to alleyways
You light the fuse that burns for days
Oh, selfishness, the devil we love
The hand that feeds us, then takes all we have

(Verse 2)
The flag he waves is stitched with thread
Of promises left for the forgotten dead
He sells the future, buys his today
While truth decays in disarray
The system cracks, the trust runs thin
Another war his greed pulls in

(Pre-Chorus)
Feasts on power, starves the land
With empty palms and shifting sand

(Bridge)
Is there no mirror in that hollow room?
No shadow whispering “impending doom”?
The scales tip heavy, justice bends
While selfishness still pretends…
It’s just a game with higher stakes
While innocence breaks for power’s sake

(Guitar Solo – Raw, building intensity)

(Chorus – Grittier, more urgent)
Oh, selfishness, the devil we love!
The poisoned root, the shove from above!
You dress in silk, you wear a crown
While nations crumble, crashing down!
From palace halls to alleyways
You light the fuse that burns for days!
Oh, selfishness, the devil we love
The hand that feeds us, then takes all we have!

(Outro)
(Fading, haunting)
Takes all we have…
Takes all we…
The devil we…
Love…
(Single piano note fades to silence)

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