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Envy Lyrics
To overthrow his masters
Always the slave by healthy envy was driven
But is my envy still healthy
When I wish not to inherit the castles they live in
I covet not my neighbour's house
Nor his thralls or his cattle
Only the shield that they are to him
In this battle - of life
The poet looks into the mirror
Sees the signs of human action
You may look in there as well
But only see your own reflection
I envy you each day of bliss
Each lucky spell and divine kiss
That the gods bestowed upon you not me
The pictures they paint; are so utterly faint
But clear enough to stir the envy in all
Self-training classes for the consuming masses
To make us feel ugly and small
But that envy is a safe ally
Is a lie
I live with ghosts from the past
I live in fear that the next day's the last
I can't keep smiling at your games
While the world is falling down in flames
But make no mistake
I wish I could
I cannot assume ignorance
Of the suffering of man
I cannot pretend pleasure
In walking this scorched land
But make no mistake
I wish that I could
Stormtroopers of stupidity
Manipulating magic
Amazing disgrace of the human race
Sells a paradox fantastic:
That opposed to the so called blessed
You find though you do not seek
Happiness
Sometimes I even envy your conformity
It's not all happy days in the freakshow
- you know
Everything bestowed upon you not me
The pictures they paint; are so utterly faint
But clear enough to stir the envy in all
Self-training classes for the consuming masses
To make us feel ugly and small
But that envy is a safe ally
Is a lie
Still - one can dream of a time
When all the lies have been revealed
And then...
The pictures they paint;
With blood shall be stained
The nightmare of dream factories
Brought down at last
The outcasts shall be the new in crowd, you see
And their mantras a thing of the past
'Cause that envy is a safe ally
Is a lie
Always the slave by healthy envy was driven
But is my envy still healthy
When I wish not to inherit the castles they live in
Nor his thralls or his cattle
Only the shield that they are to him
In this battle - of life
Sees the signs of human action
You may look in there as well
But only see your own reflection
Each lucky spell and divine kiss
That the gods bestowed upon you not me
But clear enough to stir the envy in all
Self-training classes for the consuming masses
To make us feel ugly and small
But that envy is a safe ally
Is a lie
I live in fear that the next day's the last
I can't keep smiling at your games
While the world is falling down in flames
But make no mistake
I wish I could
Of the suffering of man
I cannot pretend pleasure
In walking this scorched land
But make no mistake
I wish that I could
Manipulating magic
Amazing disgrace of the human race
Sells a paradox fantastic:
That opposed to the so called blessed
You find though you do not seek
Happiness
It's not all happy days in the freakshow
- you know
Everything bestowed upon you not me
But clear enough to stir the envy in all
Self-training classes for the consuming masses
To make us feel ugly and small
But that envy is a safe ally
Is a lie
When all the lies have been revealed
And then...
With blood shall be stained
The nightmare of dream factories
Brought down at last
The outcasts shall be the new in crowd, you see
And their mantras a thing of the past
'Cause that envy is a safe ally
Is a lie
Song Info
Producer
Tommy Hansen
Release date
Feb 25, 2002
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Feb 14, 2025
Who wrote the lyrics to 'Envy' by Wuthering Heights?