Die Riesengroße Gier

In their eyes, prices flicker and returns are their capital
Like in a casino, without regard for losses, maximum
So many zeros on the way that even the smartest head is spinning
And please don't let your little finger make a mistake in the key

Playing poker with rice and corn is a daily occurrence in these circles
People are starving and the stock market is hungry for the highest bid
You get the crisis and the anger but what the heck the banker beams
Because as a reward a fat bonus is paid out as a drug

This is the huge greed
The hunt for money
Like a wild animal
The whole world holds its breath

This is the huge greed
That devours every life
Because in the intoxication of numbers
Forgetting the true value

The ruble rolls, the euro fluctuates and it is only a step to the abyss
Despite all the failures, bad luck and mishaps, the professional wants the profit
If despite winning he only loses his own mind
And if the water is up to your neck then of course the public sector will help

Billions race around the globe and their pulse races to the point of heart attack
Even finance ministers fail because only the market is almighty
How often have we been deeply shocked just before the big crash
Unfortunately, some Lehman Brother has gambled away his money again

This is the huge greed
The hunt for money
Like a wild animal
The whole world holds its breath

This is the huge greed
That devours every life
Because in the intoxication of numbers
Forgetting the true value

Just one thought makes me sick
If this earth were a bank
I would have bet
She would have been saved long ago

This is the huge greed
That devours every life
Because in the intoxication of numbers
Forgetting the true value

This is the huge greed