That's Greed - Lyrics

I see something up on a pedestal
it looks quite desirable,
can you pour me a cupful please?
This thing is better than heaven -
it's impossible to find even
if you looked across the seven seas.
The way to get there was forgotten,
but someone sold and I bought 'em,
so now in my pocket I've got them keys.

Why must it be seductive?
Without this thing I can't live.
It's impossible to resist.
Without this I can't exist.

A basic instinct.
So strong you can't think.
Your mind becomes obsessed with what you desire.
Your body is dressed with a hungering fire.

It dances in and out of sight, so
to get it I've got to fight, though
it is a delightful tease.
It's a prize I wish that I'd won,
cuz now I can't have fun -
it has corrupted me like some disease.
You've got it when you walk by,
I want it so much that I could cry,
I'm begging for it down on my knees.