Akala - The Thieves Banquet Part II lyrics

Towards the end of the
Feast the devil decided he was so inspired
He couldn't be bothered with giving no prizes
In fact he said he would just retire
Cos he could see that what was required
To keep our children living in fire
Could be supplied by these
Thieves and these liars
Who had respectable titles
So he pronounced that he would bounce
Go back to hell as his house
Co-sign his work to these thieves like
It was just an ounce
We know not what what was said
But still live with the effects
Of what was agreed by the greed
That night on the Banquet of thieves
The gist is this: The devil bestowed
All of the powers for ruling the globe
Only to those who would sell their soul
And take the devilish oath

I solemnly swear to steal and kill
Not because I'm hungry for meals
But because my hundreds and millions
I wanna see turned into billions
I solemnly swear to make a place
Where women and children are raped every day
Where some eat ourselves to death
And others can't get a crumb on the plate

I solemnly swear to turn the globe
Into a living hell for most
And drug with death, anything left
That grows or has a pulse

The monarchs and dictators
Religious leaders and the bankers
Had one more course before they
Could complete the Banquet
Screaming and panting
Baby children were brought on plates
The end of their tantrums came
When they were stabbed in the
Heart with a stake and chopped into pieces
Served raw with the blood still warm
All the thieves gobbled down the
Children without a second thought
The devil explained if ever they got to
A place where they suffered pain
Or the slightest of shame
For killing a child
They should leave the game
Cos the noblest aim is to turn
A child’s flesh to flames
For the hollow concept called profit
So known as personal gain
The devil explained, there is a god
Death is his name
So treat this life as if it was
Nothing more than a monopoly game
So get to work there’s people to starve and
People to slaughter and also to torture
Any rebellious son or daughter
If ever you fail
Or find yourself getting too frail
An angry devil will be forced to
Return from the comfort of hell
(rand of applause)

All the thieves got up from their
Seats and gave the devil applause
Baby’s blood dripping from their jaws
Totally reddend the floor
With that the devil vanished
And left the thieves in the palace
The banker was the first to speak on
How they could meet the challenge

Look my fellow thieves
As long as we unite on the scheme
We’ll be living with dreams
There’s never been a team this mean

Yes Spiritual death
Is what I provide at the devil's behest

Monarchs can make laws and the courts
That would serve and protect
Our interests and nothing else
Commoners can fuck themselves
Cos we all see
Democracy will just fuck up our wealth

That’s where I can add some value
To this gathering of men
I can kill in broad daylight
I don’t have to pretend
I can do the things that
All you rich developed
Countries can't be seen to do in public
But we all know you love it

Yes! And we can pretend we’re enemies
Still at war with each other
Though we couldn’t be further from the
Truth we are practically lovers

You’re quite right Mr banker
Deception must be used
We’ll hire prostitutes to spread our views
And call it news
Another set of prostitutes that
Call themselves artists
To say what we tell them to
Spineless Bastards

Religious leader thou art a wonderful thief
The last thing that we do
Need before our schemes complete
Is a set of puppet politicians
That talk a lot
That the people think hold the power
But they’re really our dogs

Yes yes yes, yes oh fucking yes!
Let us drink to murder and theft
Until there’s nothing left

The thieves took a toast of warm blood
And nearly drowned in laughter
The Bankers passed out a charter
That they had carefully drafted
For the international organization
Of theft and murder

If we could sign this in blood
It would be totally perfect!

That’s what they did
They used the child’s bleeding finger
To sign a commitment
To keep the human spirit a prisoner
That’s how it’s been since then
A cannibalistic system
Run by thieves dressed in death
Blessed with the devil's wisdom