Brother's Keeper

Ladies and gents, fold your tents, cos we have a winner

Come see your Jane try to train every devil in her

There's not a man alive who could tame this creature

You better leave the professor behind, see what time will teach her



And when we've all collected a spectacular sum

We'll get a little glimpse of the disaster to come



You can justify what happens then

Cos how could you have known

Leave the dust to dust and say "amen"

Put "sorry" on the stone

You're not not your brother's keeper, now

Your brother's on his own

That's how the seeds of avarice are sown



Shit's just a trick and each week's full of compromises

She'll push for a fish like a seal clapping for its prizes

There's not a man alive who could wake this sleeper

Oh, tie the rope, hide the dope, sure there's hope, but denial's cheaper



And when've all collected a spectacular sum

We'll get a Holy Roller in to rattle the drum



You can justify what happens then

Cos how could you have known

Leave the dust to dust and say "amen"

Put "sorry" on the stone

You're not your brother's keeper, now

Your brother's on his own

That's how the seeds of avarice are sown



And after the fail, you can wail as they drag the liver

Silence the band, wring the hand that you didn't give her

And every man alive has to sign a waiver

To put a coin in the plate, so that fate won't return the favour



You can justify, oh yes you can

You've got the microphone

Tell them dust is dust and men are men

And men all act alone

You're not your brother's keeper, now

Your brother's on his own

That's how the seeds of avarice are sown



How the seeds of avarice are sown