Forest for the Trees
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Forest for the Trees
There was a robber standing outside my window Looking in to see me in tears, I had just given all I owned to charity To spite my selfish greed. Born as a thief, Take all I need And smother the rest in greed There he became the only witness to The drunken stupor of a mind in turmoil: “What to do, what to do, what to do with myself If all I love has gone to someone else?” Born as a thief, Take all I need And smother the rest in greed Sworn to deceive Fake until I bleed And smother the rest in greed. (Solo) And then just as he was about to turn and go He leaned in and he said, “Well you can look at it this way if you like At least you won’t be a victim to theft.” “Oh” I said, “I have been a victim all along For the crime of coveting all I owned, You see I took my love and I kept it locked away Surrounded by possessions and thinking it was safe.” Born as a thief Take all I need And smother the rest in greed Sworn to deceive How could I not see, The forest for the trees? Sworn to deceive How could I not see, The forest for the trees?
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