They're Talking

When money talks, its cries

Drown out the voices

Of those trampled beneath

Their feelings and their lives

So misery lies in the street

And I try to draw a line

Between my drives and needs

But I don't know where it lies

Crying

Murmuring

Screaming

They are all talking

When doubt talks, it murmurs

I always hear

Influencing choices

Blurs what should be clear

Competing voices

Make me fear

Exploitation

These murmurs are deafening my ear

In this confusion

I feel unsure

Like I feel infected

While I talk of a cure

Remnants always left

From attempts to break away

Now I'm just wondering

If I mean what I say

Crying

Murmuring

Screaming

They are all talking

When fear talks, it screams

Straight inside

Coerced surrender

Action forced to bind

Looking, I see nothing of worth

On the other side

Left somewhere I don't want to be

To watch the march of time