This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
The handshake seals the contract from the contract
There's no turning back
The turning point of a career in Korea, being insincere
The holiday was fun packed
The contract still intact
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now
See just how the lies and deceit
Gained a little more power
Confidence taken in by a sun tan and a grin
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything, everything
Everything, everything
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
There's no turning back
The turning point of a career in Korea, being insincere
The holiday was fun packed
The contract still intact
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
The graph on the wall
Tells the story of it all
Picture it now
See just how the lies and deceit
Gained a little more power
Confidence taken in by a sun tan and a grin
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
All for themselves after all
It's a competitive world
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
Everything, everything
Everything, everything
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
The grabbing hands
Grab all they can
Everything counts in large amounts
Lyrics submitted by gasmask, edited by Apikaila1018
Everything Counts Lyrics as written by Martin Gore
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This song is simply about corporate greed and corruption. A popular theme in the money grabbing 1980s.
It's money GRUBBING. And we had a boom in the 80's followed by economic prosperity. Two good presidents back-to-back (one Repub and one a conservative southern Dem) helped make it possible. I hate to tell ya (not really:), but it's 2013 and there is more greed, corruption, superficiality, and the like NOW than in the past...and it ain't gonna get any better. Human beings left God, family, and country, and with those three basic ideals turning to dust came morals to follow down that dark pathway. Greed has to do with immorality. Hold on tight 'cause you ain't seen nothin' yet...
@TurnMeOn<br /> "I hate to tell ya (not really:), but it's 2013 and there is more greed, corruption, superficiality, and the like NOW than in the past...and it ain't gonna get any better."<br /> <br /> In the Middle Ages and during the time when Rome was big, there was greed, corruption, etc. in large amounts.<br /> Those are only some examples of times where you can see that things were not that great.<br /> <br /> Those things have been around since time immemorial.<br /> It has not gotten any worse, it is just more apparent to us right now.<br /> <br /> There was never a time when things were better, but I believe that, as long as we are able to continue moving forward, someday things will get better.