The brighter they shine, the darker their shadow In which wealth is created Industrious efforts conceal, protect returns on investment Aiming at perpetual growth With the foolish belief one day it'll trickle all the way down The brighter they shine, the darker their shadow Overabundance for a chosen few While global impoverishment The tragedy unfolds while some make profit on it The baseness of mankind has another chance to shine An unheard plea for cleansing by fire In these desperate times, one can now only hope That the higher they will get means the harder they will fall The harder they will fall Aiming at perpetual growth With the foolish belief one day it'll trickle all the way down An uprising is awaiting Time waits for no man and tides are now slowly turning to black The brighter they shine, the darker their shadow