Contagion

Perilous is the heart that thrives Towards a new life is what they strive Blood is lost as debts are paid Against all odds in a jungle maze Steam burns and skin is cracked Families huddle on the roof racks Boldly?robbed?in?the night's glare Human?prey for corporate?fare Contagion Contagion Contagion Greed is contagion refined with a soulless poison They negotiate in innocence with a greed that's infectious Back to back on the spine of the beast Willing to die if that's what it takes Towards lands that refuse to accept And build walls to blind eyes to the deaths Out of fear, they run and hide A glimpse of rapture their one true guide The quest for what we take for granted What should be done to help those disenchanted Contagion Contagion Contagion Greed is contagion refined with a soulless Poison They negotiate in innocence with a greed that's infectious Blood soaked currency dictating their doctrine Baneful sadists Greed is a contagion Babies are hoisted aboard the carrion Negotiations to escape Limbs upon limbs Bodies fall in the throes of sleep Or in the humid darkness are raped Summoning courage without guarantees Without guarantees There's no going back, every minute they've seized Violent extortion The brutalities of this inhuman course Inhuman course As their fragile governments try to enforce Violent extortion Contagion Contagion Contagion Contagion Contagion Contagion