Emotional currency exchange

[P3nT4gR4m]

The king is on his throne
lives his life down to the bone
he's so very far from home
break a leg motherfucker

I been living in a dream
the sublime to the obscene
when I wake a want to scream
but it turns into a stutter

cos Ive seen this all before
sick and tired but yell for more
I'm romancing painted whores
who only lust for money

Money talks and money sings
money takes and money brings
all those captivating strings
tie the knot around my freedom

Like a shadow on the corner
underneath the streetlights glow
Where the diamonds on the sidewalk
are a deadly undertow

I will give my love a symbol
then I'll look her in the eye
show the gold behind the window
then I'll lay me down to die

[Cramulus]

I dig it

I like the meter, 'specially in this stanza:

Money talks and money sings
money takes and money brings
all those captivating strings
tie the knot around my freedom

[P3nT4gR4m]

What can I say - GF started talking about marriage and this is what my brain did 

[Darth Cupcake]

What can I say - GF started talking about marriage and this is what my brain did 

In the words of Monty Python, "RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!"



That said, I dig it. I just found the rhythm of the "who only lust for money" line to be a bit awkward. I think it's the way the accents are on the syllables, but that might just be my reading/accent. And the stanza Cram mentioned is indeed most excellent.