Mammongammon (Single)
by Alexander Dove
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Mammongammon
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A firefly dies of living fifteen hours,
a toy house crumbles after two years' time;
on his bed of golden eggs and flattened flowers,
the fox sleeps soundly in his den of crime.
Self-serving, unswerving,
all-craving, feasting, saving,
feeds his brothers, eats his lovers,
Son of Mammon gets his scam on.
A seeker scribbles on a barren board
and turns his talent to a demon's toy
to heap more riches on the master's hoard,
and loves the other in the one's employ.
Self-serving, unswerving,
all-craving, feasting, saving,
feeds his brothers, eats his lovers,
Son of Mammon gets his sham on.
He drives his warhorse at the needle's eye
revising heaven with his every breath
in self-made virtue; and with every lie
he pours oblation to the second death.
And Earth though full of those who know the way,
weeps in silence at her slow decay.
Self-serving, unswerving,
all-craving, feasting, saving,
feeds his brothers, eats his lovers,
Son of Mammon gets his damn on.
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This song has some cryptic lyrics, but if it helps clarify things, it is essentially about creativity (in a broad sense) being held hostage to commercial interests. For this reason it seemed absurd to charge anything for it, but donations are heartily appreciated! Part of avoiding the circumstance where artists are tied to the whims of people whose primary interest is money, not art, is helping individual artists to support themselves without depending on businessmen for their paychecks!
Downloading, with or without a donation, gets you an alternate version of the song called "Mammongammon (Narcissism Mix)".
Downloading, with or without a donation, gets you an alternate version of the song called "Mammongammon (Narcissism Mix)".
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released January 1, 2011
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Alexander Dove Minneapolis, Minnesota
Alexander Dove is a songwriter, poet, and composer, who also plays in the traditional Celtic folk group Dòrain. Alexander Dove is used or more-or-less solo or self-directed work, regardless of genre. Published writings are under the name Alexander Dove Lempke. ... more
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