Diamonds and Amnesia lyrics

From the chasm of night's sleep

they came to me,

a procession of old men

bearded and robed,

dressed in white,

holding fifty candles high,

silently barefoot, passing by

in clouds of otherworldly perfume.

And next to me appeared

ten million sleeping souls,

all the world whispering:

"Our Father who art in heaven,

give us this day,

more and more and more and more and more."

And the Lord appeared in white light

and rainbows, asking:

"Tell me, child.

All this pain,

I can make it go away.

There is a cure,

just watch.

I can wave my hand and you'll hurt no more.

But there's a catch - 

you all must then be poor."

"Oh no!" they cried.

"Is there no other way?

Surely you know we love our

diamonds and amnesia."

The Lord sighed and said,

"Well, I tried."

All the world again cried:

"Dear God above, if you truly love,

give us this day our daily

anaesthesia."

• Artist:Steve Hogarth
• Album:Colours Not Found in Nature (2019)