ALL THAT GLITTERS
All that glitters is not gold
Is that how the saying goes
Thats not what some people say
If it glitters then it must be gold
And everyones buying in
So if you're selling, consider it sold.
Its the folly of men
To want to be big superstars
Own fifteen mansions, drive luxury cars
Rolexes TAG Heuers Movados
Airs of assumed bravado
Properties around the globe
In cities near and far
Beautiful women at beck and call
Extravagant parties
Lavish affairs, free for all.
And every girl wants to be
The envy of all women
Fur coats, iced wrists, crushed linen
Beemers benzes Q45 to the infinite
Capital One visas where the sky's the limit
Conditioned beauty artificially maintained
Thick lashes, flawless skin,
Slender figures personally trained
Vacationing in the Maldives
Blue water white sand soft breeze
Moss Lipow sunglasses, tan top, white capris
Rocking all the designer labels
Bvlgari pradas hermes Fendis
Only the finest Italian leather
Give them the best cuz it can't get better
Than this
Sheer bliss
What do you mean, they ask
What you don't have
Is in fact possible to miss
Whoever says what I have is not gold
Is a fool jealous
That they don't possess
Everything I own
Of course all I have glitters good as gold
And I deserve it all and more ten-fold
The price you ask?
The devil didn't ask for much in return
Only conscience and soul.
(c) znc 2.09
Thats not what some people say
If it glitters then it must be gold
And everyones buying in
So if you're selling, consider it sold.
Its the folly of men
To want to be big superstars
Own fifteen mansions, drive luxury cars
Rolexes TAG Heuers Movados
Airs of assumed bravado
Properties around the globe
In cities near and far
Beautiful women at beck and call
Extravagant parties
Lavish affairs, free for all.
And every girl wants to be
The envy of all women
Fur coats, iced wrists, crushed linen
Beemers benzes Q45 to the infinite
Capital One visas where the sky's the limit
Conditioned beauty artificially maintained
Thick lashes, flawless skin,
Slender figures personally trained
Vacationing in the Maldives
Blue water white sand soft breeze
Moss Lipow sunglasses, tan top, white capris
Rocking all the designer labels
Bvlgari pradas hermes Fendis
Only the finest Italian leather
Give them the best cuz it can't get better
Than this
Sheer bliss
What do you mean, they ask
What you don't have
Is in fact possible to miss
Whoever says what I have is not gold
Is a fool jealous
That they don't possess
Everything I own
Of course all I have glitters good as gold
And I deserve it all and more ten-fold
The price you ask?
The devil didn't ask for much in return
Only conscience and soul.
(c) znc 2.09
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YESTERDAY'S WHISPERS
Under pale moonlight after night falls The world sleeps soundly while he lies awake
Studying shadows cast on unadorned walls
He reminisces of a love he cannot forsake
The lone wind wails, an unwelcome intruder
Lamenting tales of betrayal and heartache
Coyly along corridors, its echoes softly whisper
Mocking of a past he cannot escape
Until yesterday love was the only truth he knew
A maxim that would prevail despite any cost
But fate dissented, and circumstance was a foe
His beloved is gone and he is now lost
A foghorn signals dutifully, warning of impending peril
Thunder claps in the distance, then solemn hush ensues
A weary soul wistfully sighs, restless and remorseful
Yearning for elusive peace that in vain he pursues
Tonight the night is a fair-weather friend
Cloaking crystalline tears on ashen cheeks
In the reassuring comfort of its ample bosom
He seeks oblivion under guise of sleep.
(c) znc 2.09
