A person who is inhibited or has difficulty finding healthy outlets for their passions and their sense of intimacy can easily find themselves drawn into addictions and addictive behaviors. One of the quickest and surest ways of becoming wealthy in our culture is to exploit the addictions and addictive passions of our contemporaries.
This song explores some of the ways in which the greedy and ambitious make a living out of exploiting various realms of addiction. Even those who spout forth the best of intentions or high morality often make their money through the exploitation of people's fears, hatreds and passions.
With addiction comes pain and self-deprecation and exploiting others for personal gain truly is the economics of pain.
lyrics
Multiple Addictions 12/8/89
She sells herself in the cheapest of ways, multiple addictions
He gives children drugs and then reels in his prey, multiple addictions
The corporate heads play on our needs, multiple addictions
Getting us hooked is just part of their greed, multiple addictions
Do you want to find out?
Do you want to find a way out?
The road to wealth and power is paved with the weak, multiple addictions
Just steep in their weakness and sprinkle in deceit, multiple addictions
Tempting us with pleasures while freezing our brain
Giving us shelter away from the pain
We run on the treadmill to give us our fill
Keeping us quite cozy while increasing our bill
Do you want to find out?
Do you want to find a way out?
Where is the gain for being all humane? Multiple addictions
In a hedonistic world the scum gets the girl, multiple addictions
Why not get the plush and supply a fleeting rush? Multiple addictions
The economics of pain
I don’t know why I’m here
Multiple addictions
The addicts dream of future salvation
To ease their pain an self-deprecation
Snort another line, chug another one
Smoke another lump, drink another cup
Shoot a little horse, buy another slut
Rape that little girl, bet another hunch
Money, money, money thru exploitation
Buy another car, feel another rush
Sell another bag, drive another jag
Lie another lie, hustle another scam
Kick a little butt, smoke a little lump
Money, money, money thru exploitation
The economics of pain
I don’t know why I’m here? Multiple addictions
credits
from Passion Fashion,
released February 11, 2017
Vocals Jim Guido
Back up Vocals Robin Cape, Constance, Jim Guido
Guitar John Barden
Keyboards Jim Guido
Sax Jim Guido
Drums John B
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