Mark Ayling - Circle Of Life lyrics

THE NEON LIGHTS REFLECT OFF ROWS OF SHOP WINDOWS LIKE RATS IN A MAZE, THE RELENTLESS MARCH OF DESPERATE FEET ROW UPON ROW OF NEVER ENDING TRINKETS A THOUSAND BLANK EXPRESSIONS, SPOILT FOR CHOICE GIFTS FROM THE GODS OR A SWEAT SHOP IN TAIWAN? A CHILD LABOUR FACTORY HELD AT GUNPOINT BUT THAT'S OK JUST SO LONG AS WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT ON SKELETON BROADWAY THE OFFICE BUILDING GLOWS BLUE SO MANY BLOODIED HANDS OUR MONEY HAS TO PASS THROUGH TO BE PLACED IN THE POCKETS OF TERRORISTS AND REBELS AND ONWARDS TO FUND MASS EXECUTION AND THE RAPING OF THE BLACK BLOOD THAT RUNS THROUGH THE VEINS OF THE WORLD FROM EVERY BLAZING DESERT TO EVERY FREEZING ROCKY SHORE FROM DALLAS TO DARFUR IT'S USED AS A WEAPON AGAINST THE POOR BUT IN MY TOWN IT'S ALL ABOUT STATUS AND WHO'S GOT MORE THEY'LL BUY UP ALL THE LAND AND START WARS WHERE WE WON'T SELL THEY'LL TURN SCHOOLS INTO DUST AND SEND THE FUTURE TO HELL THEY'LL BUY PEOPLE'S LIVES, OR TAKE THEM FOR FREE JUST TO ADD ANOTHER POINT TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY GIFTS FROM THE GODS OR PUTTING GREED ABOVE NEED? AS THE WORLD STANDS BACKS TO THE WALL, BLINDFOLDS ON BUT IT'S STILL OK JUST SO LONG AS THEY HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT AND THEY SLEEP WELL AT NIGHT IN THEIR SELF IMPOSED PRISONS IN A ROOM WITH A VIEW OVER ROWS OF SHOP WINDOWS THE RATS IN THE MAZE NOW HOPELESSLY LOST THE SHALLOWNESS AND SHAME OF THIS sh*t I SEE AROUND ME CAN ALL BE YOURS FOR THIS MODEST FEE