As I was pondering alas that love could ever be a sin
we had tracked into a festering pile
It seemed in this ditch hell’s garbage barge had shed its skin
A sea of cigarette butts fast food trash and other things more vile
used prophylactics and hazardous medical waste
And thrashing weekly up out of it a bloated soul said hey kid hold up a while
You don’t remember me but slow your haste
We lived in the same town
I was one with a big fancy car a cell phone and a taste
For having more than any one man could choke down
It choked me in the end
Last thing I remember is being strapped to a table in a hospital gown
Far too late for me to mend
my ways but in this never ceasing
day I see around time’s bending
I see what you think you own you’re only leasing
Greed will tear down the city we once shared
Greed will tear down the high men and all the flocks they’re fleecing
Remember me remember how I’ve fared
Spread the message you are what you eat
And even the wise will be ensnared
And then he sunk down in the refuse at my feet
And I pondered the prophecy he’d bid me to repeat
This song is part of a series loosely based on Dante's Inferno. You can read an essay about this series here. You can read a more general explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
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