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Greed
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Greed was released on October 13, 1998 by Ryko/Rhino as a part of the album Twenty-Five...
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Release DateOctober 13, 1998
LabelRyko/Rhino
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM171

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I've been thinking about how to talk about greed
I've been thinking about how to talk about greed
I've been wondering if I could sing about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Greed is a poison rising in this land
The soul of the people twisted in its command
It moves like a virus seeking out everyone
Greed never stops its work and never ever done
A creeping, choking, killing, invading everywhere
There is really no escaping greed's sneaky snare
I've been thinking about how to talk about greed
I've been thinking about how to talk about greed
I've been wondering if I could sing about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Not partial to gender or your sexual desires
All it wants is for you to want to own, to possess and to buy
Nothing seems to stop it once it enters your soul
Has you buying anything, spending out of control
It moves within the culture, touching us all
Greed really isn't picky, it'll make anybody fall
I've been thinking about how to talk about greed
I've been thinking about how to talk about greed
I've been wondering if I could sing about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
It's been around a long time since before we began
Before this was a nation, greed drove people to this land
Greed-driven men created slavery
Black men, women and children became somebody's property
Greed is a strand in the American dream
Having more than you need is the essential theme
I've been trying to think about how to talk about greed
I've been trying to think about how to talk about greed
I've been wondering if I could sing about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Maybe you don't know exactly what I mean
You don't really want to know about your and my greed
You may wonder whether you're infected by greed
If you have to ask, then this song you really need
Greed is sneaky, hard to detect in myself
I see it so clearly in everybody else
I've been trying to find a way to talk about greed
I've been trying to find a way to talk about greed
I've been wondering if I could sing about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Now I can see it in you, you can see it in me
We can see it in big corporations all throughout the government
See it in the banks, I can see it in the military
See it in the church, I can see it in my neighbor
It all shows up so clearly, you and you and your greed
I've been trying to find a way to talk about greed
I've been trying to find a way to talk about greed
I've been wondering if I could sing about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
I'm trying to find a way to talk about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Trying to find a way to talk about greed
Written by: Bernice Johnson Reagon
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