Call on Wishes
We live in a world where even those who claim to be charitable can be among the most greedy. As a kid, I remember hearing the story of Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues, and how he sold his soul to the Devil at a southern crossroads for fame and fortune. I used to sit around and wonder if other rich and powerful, greedy people made similar deals to step on the rest of us as they climb up the golden ladders of their ivory towers. This song is about the Devil speaking to these people to whom he's given Earthly wealth, before he ultimately collects. Is it all worth it? Well, if you don't have a soul...
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(Chorus)
I'm part of your deepest secrets
And your darkest fantasies
I'm the power your need
Your lust and greed
When you call on wishes, you call on me
V1
The rejection of your religion
The embracing of your sin
Sell your soul at a crossroads
And rot away deep from within
Furnish your hill-top manor
Darting glances at the poor
Eat your fill, take care the spill
And still come back for more
Then shine up those new diamonds
They go great with that new coat
Content to you is to know the truth
That you're better than before
I'll give these things out gladly
And I'll wait for you in time
In the end you're all the same and sad
Begging forgiveness with your eyes
(Chorus)
V2
You smell of foul burning sulfur
But you smell only the rose
And you suppose that if you don't
You'll just switch to a new nose
Sneer down on those below you
Their numbers grow larger with time
They're burning coal but your throne of gold
Sits halfway to the sky
Your belly warms in surfeit
While theirs swell large from the growl
But you refuse the tithe if just a dime
Though dare not let them see your scowl
I'll let you hold your hubris
It won't serve you in the end
Abjure and plea and hit your knees
But it's too late to pretend
(Chorus)
V3
I'm not just some enigma
I've never donned a veil
You surely knew just what I'd do
Yet you still drank from the well
You fancied fame and fortune
You yearned for more than more
And you got to shine 'til you blinked an eye
And arrived here at my door
(Chorus)
© Brian Hendrix 2020