[Verse] A coin falls deep in a wishing well Echoes drown in a hollow shell Promises carved on the wind’s cold edge But dreams get sold And truth’s a hedge [Chorus] Profits of wishes The glittering guise Hope’s just a mask for their clever lies For every tear For every plea They build their thrones on charity [Verse 2] Tiny hands reach for the stars While greed rewires their fragile scars The banners wave The smiles are staged In shadows Fortunes are quietly caged [Prechorus] Do you hear the whispers low Underneath the candle’s glow [Chorus] Profits of wishes The glittering guise Hope’s just a mask for their clever lies For every tear For every plea They build their thrones on charity [Bridge] A child’s laughter A fleeting spark But the ledgers grow in the greedy dark Who holds the weight of broken trust While gold corrodes and dreams turn dust
