Is This Success?

[Verse] A cradle of soot Where the sun barely rose Dust on the sill And the wind as it blows The pockets were hollow The cupboards ran thin Life was a whisper And hunger moved in [Verse 2] The boots bore holes And the roads ran long Every crack in the pavement An unsung song Fingers like ghosts Grasping at the sky Dreams felt like shadows that quickened to die [Chorus] From dirt to gold Is it worth losing sight? Chasing shadows in the fading light? Coins in your hand but a void in your chest Tell me Friend Is this the test? [Verse 3] I sold my time in the heat In the cold Bartered my youth for a handful of gold Built myself towers But the stars grew dim Riches don’t sing like a river’s hymn [Bridge] Oh I’m drowning in the goods I once sought But the silence inside won’t stop the onslaught The small was enough in a world so fierce When did these riches begin to pierce? [Chorus] From dirt to gold Is it worth losing sight? Chasing shadows in the fading light? Coins in your hand but the world feels less Tell me Friend Was this true success?