And it eats them alive
The barely living die
Forever damned to hell
A ghastly human shell
Roiling sea of sand
Crashes bones upon the land
Skeletons crumble away
No man or god will save

And the love dies
As starvation thrives
Ivory towers scraping heaven
Only the rich will get in

Hunger

And the city drones on
Rain comes with the grey dawn
Busy lives pace down the streets
Signs flicker and hinges creak
From beneath an awning's shade
Water's soaked the rest he's made
Wrapped in newspapers his bed
Another hungry man is now dead

And the love dies
As starvation thrives
Ivory towers scraping heaven
Only the rich will get in

Hunger