The Longest Fall

It's the oldest story

And the longest fall

You think you've got away with it

But you've got nothing at all

All that glitters is fool's gold

And the silver lining in your pocket

Only weighs you down more

Love wasn't enough for you

Blood and bones for golden thrones

Now you're king of the castle

Practising what you preach

Love wasn't enough

'Get me more stuff!'

Bullets and brass

Bombs and glass

It's the oldest story

And the longest fall

You think you've got away with it

But you've got nothing at all

Now you're king of the castle

Sowing what you reap

And that silver lining in your pocket

Only weighs you down more

In a hell of your own making

It's the oldest story

And the longest fall