Rich Men Lie

Flowers cut for dying
Used to bloom when you passed by
And the day revealed its colours
Force of will could clear the sky

But you had to stop believing
In the magic you had learned
And if once the flames were warming
Now you're burned

Tell me is it envy
Is it fear or is it pain
In those eyes still filled with visions?
Have the tears all turned to rain?

When you stand beneath that window
Where a golden twilight glows
Do you long for words of wisdom
And the voicе of one who knows?

This is what they do - rich men liе
Fortune feeds but few - rich men lie

Speed became religion
In a temple of straight lines
Where you acted out contririon
For the helpless and the blind

But the prices on redemption
Have been rising day by day
Though you say you've seen the glory
You can't pay

No-one will convict you
As the jurymen are dead
And the truth is but a burden
All those volumes left unread

See the hanging judge is dreaming
In the comfort of his chair
While your silver-tongued attorney
Doesn't care

Now I promise you - rich men lie
Guess it's sad but true - rich men lie

Poor folk now surround you
To confirm your fall from grace
All your deeds and obligations
Have released their fond embrace

You're condemned to join the guilty
We'll go shuffling with the crowd
When your equals all ignore you
You'll be proud

All I tried to prove to you - pigs cannot fly
Not a word is true - rich men lie
Time passes by - this what they do
Rich men lie