First Gong Vol. 8: Thrust FIRST GONG 8 THRUST | Page 150

VAIN – Akinmusire “Asapen” Akinyemi Desires of the eyes can't be satisfied, your body you have traded for your dignity, you adorned yourself at the expense of your kidney Continue...continue... Very soon you will ask us to donate abi and pray for you? Really your eyes are far from simple, I'm sure the camel would comfortably pass through the needle hole than you. Me? Yes you! You who want all the glory, all the glamour, all the wealth, all the jewelry and all the emptiness that comes from still wanting. I hail thee Boss Countless maids unknown, Countless rooms lay empty, Wheels in the garage waiting for the road, Many notes stashed underneath, Have you forgotten? Forgotten what? That a lover of silver will never be satisfied with silver, nor a lover of wealth with income, Why? Because it's all futility. Can you catch the wind? You who have fattened your pocket, at the expense of the penury of others, you who have plated your cars with gold, please drive them safely while you honk in the grave, you who have said let's use the Queen’s notes as facial wipes, while hunger wreaks havoc on others, you have poisoned our air through your fumes, 150