Why Do You Hoard?

from Contes de Fées by The Victor Ship

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I am the simplest of men. Nothing to show for years of toil. You ask too much of me, but I keep churning this dead soil. I would give up my life for every earthly wealth and treasure to behold. I will forget my name. I will lose myself in these piles of gold. There’s nothing left to call my own. You’ve taken my soul. This is all just a game to you, and I played along. I lost control. What am I to do? How can I compare? I gave up my life for every earthly wealth and treasure to behold. I forgot my name. I lost myself in these piles of gold. I have suffered enough. Forgive me my sins. These chains won’t break until I’m paid. Say my name. The flames won’t cease until you’ve learned. For this you will burn. You must give me all you’ve promised. I will accept no less. You gave your word, you sold your soul. Is it worth its weight in gold? Bury me beneath the sand, carry me unto the sea. Bury me, bury everything. Bury me with all the ghosts of all your dreams and all your hopes. Bury me, bury everything. What have I done? And at what cost? I paid no mind to what I’d lose, and now you’re gone.

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from Contes de Fées, track released May 25, 2012

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