Rich Decay

Bittersweet essence of a day gone by
Another death spent trying to explain away a lie
Money comes fast, but wealth can go quickly
Without the aptitude to contain and control it intuitively

It's hard, damn hard y'all maintaining your wealth
Friends come and go sometimes with only a mystery left
Never take for granted the moods that you are feeling
It often signifies to you when your world is shifting

And so richness can decay like a body under strife
Memories begin to mold like left out day-old rice
The stench is enough to make you want to throw it all away
But you can't because what remains is all you have the next day

It is a faculty of life when in this world we choose to live it
All things must go, no matter how long it takes to give it
Enjoy what you maintain even if it seems nothing will go your way
That's how you live when valuables we lose and so our riches decay