Lyric discussion by Quelargo 

I always thought this song was about a rich, ruthless, weapon making industrialist who at the end of his career (or life) is beginning to realize what his greed has done to the world around him. His company is still going strong , but the wind, the sky, the rivers, and the cities are polluted or in ruins. Now what will happen to him What was it all worth in the end?

@Quelargo Sounds like you're explaining the outcome emotions of the Once-ler in the Lorax (1972). This explanation truly touched me though, i feel it connects.

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