
OnOrE — Money
MONEY [Intro — strings, harpsichord, distant choir] (whisper) golden leaves… falling… ⸻ [Verse 1] Gold may shine, But sweeter is the sound of leaves. Who declared We command our destinies? You believe that joy Can be sold and bought, Stacking paper gardens To design the life you sought. ⸻ [Pre-Chorus] But leaves will burn, And ashes rise. What you possess Will not make you wise. ⸻ [Chorus] Money is not poison, Not color, not control. Just a fleeting moment To shape something whole. If you never let it Rule your fate, You are no naked king — You simply create. ⸻ [Verse 2 — jazzy harmony] Poverty is hunger That lives in the mind. Wealth is excess Of passions unrefined. What stands higher — Spirit or skin? Matter or heartbeat That trembles within? There are no easy answers To questions so deep, But life is too precious For coins we keep. ⸻ [Bridge — airy, Enigma-like choir] Do not trade your breath For glittering dust. The world is not measured By numbers or trust. ⸻ [Final Chorus — orchestra opens] Money is movement, Wind in your hand. But if you become its reflection, You sink in the sand. Happiness isn’t purchased, Nor given away. What you create — Is what will stay.

