The Merchant's Last Coin

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Golden scales and silver tongue
Every deal precisely hung
Mammon whispers in my ear
"What's a memory worth, my dear?"

First I sold my mother's song
For a chest of gold so strong
Can't recall her lullaby
But these riches never lie

[Chorus]
Each transaction seals my fate
Growing rich while growing late
One more memory I can spare
For the fortune waiting there

[Verse 2]
Traded my first kiss away
For a merchant ship that day
Her face fades like morning mist
But look at all that I've amassed

Sold the taste of summer rain
For a golden counting chain
Numbers dance where feelings stood
This hunger's all that's understood

[Chorus]
Each transaction seals my fate
Growing rich while growing late
One more memory I can spare
For the fortune waiting there

[Bridge]
Now I sit with one coin left
Of all memories bereft
Mammon grins and extends his hand
"Your name's the last thing I demand"

[Verse 3]
I place the coin upon the scale
Watch my essence growing pale
Who was I before this greed?
Just a shadow born from need

[Final Chorus]
Counting coins with no one's name
Rich beyond measure, beyond shame
Every transaction sealed my fate
Now I'm wealthy, but too late
Not one memory left to spare
Just gold echoing everywhere

[Outro]
In the vault, a whisper calls
Through these rich but empty halls
"What profits a man to gain it all
If he forgets who he was before the fall?"