Lyrics of 'Material Possession' by Peter Hammill
Do you want to know the lyrics of Material Possession by Peter Hammill? You're in the right place.
Every loss a legacy
every gain ill-gotten,
the golden apples on the tree are all potentially rotten.
Pluck the fruit and bear no mind,
so the poison bloom advances -
the hand that clasps too tight will never grasp its chances.
All the things that you've got will not be worth a lot
if the owning becomes an obsession
meaning nothing more than mere material possession.
Broken, lost, the precious thing,
does that make your life so empty?
stars shine alike upon the ditch and on the land of Plenty.
the thing that's gone was always going to be gone,
what's left is some remembered pleasure -
only their loss confirms the things we ever learned to treasure.
And the things that you claim are only ever yours in name -
do you think that they'll leave an impression?
Only flesh and bone are the true material possessions.
Your lighter's worth a watch, your watch would buy a car,
your car is worth a house with rooms to rattle round in.
Try to make the house a home that's yours and yours alone:
you dredge a lake of dreams to fill with tears and drown in.
Now the flame will soon be dowsed and time is running out,
the wheel will turn full circle, then we'll all be foundlings.
And all the things that we own are never ours alone,
no, they just pass through our hands in succession -
shake the spirit, shake the blood, shake the flesh and shake the bone
shake free from material possession.
Every loss is treasure trove, every gain is faded,
every taste and every touch will finally be jaded.
When in the end all life is spent,
what we bought was mere digression:
the price we pay shaking free from material possession.
Escuchar "Material Possession" gratis en Amazon Unlimited
Otras canciones de Peter Hammill
The most common reason to want to know the lyrics of Material Possession is that you really like it. Obvious, right?
When we really like a song, as might be your case with Material Possession by Peter Hammill, we wish to be able to sing it knowing the lyrics well.
Knowing what the lyrics of Material Possession say allows us to put more feeling into the performance.
If your motivation for searching for the lyrics of the song Material Possession was that you absolutely love it, we hope you can enjoy singing it.
A very common reason to search for the lyrics of Material Possession is the fact that you want to know them well because they make you think of a special person or situation.
In case your search for the lyrics of the song Material Possession by Peter Hammill is because it makes you think of someone in particular, we suggest you dedicate it to them somehow, for example, by sending them the link to this website, they'll surely get the hint.
Something that happens more often than we think is that people search for the lyrics of Material Possession because there is some word in the song they don't quite understand and want to make sure of what it says.
Are you arguing with your partner because you understand different things when you listen to Material Possession? Having the lyrics of the song Material Possession by Peter Hammill at hand can settle many disputes, and we hope that it will.
Learn the lyrics of the songs you like, like Material Possession by Peter Hammill, whether it's to sing them in the shower, make your covers, dedicate them to someone, or win a bet.