The Tale of the Cannibal

All the scrapes and scars                          (Am,C,E,Am))

On the cannibal's heart,                           

Never get the time to heal.                        (C,E,Am)

And, his animal bones

Won't leave him alone

Always seekin' out his next meal.

Trampled under toe,                                                (C,E,Am)

His own scaffolding would fold.

You know, you can't compete with mass appeal.

Any bargain is a bribe

Seen through his two beady eyes;

When the bullets fly you're his human shield.       (E,Am)

Those possessed by greed,                           (Dm,Am,E,Am)
Mite as well just feed
Off the flesh of their own kind.
When obsessed with jealousy,
It's impossible to see
How eye's for eye's will make us all blind.

He had no shame in his soul.

Said he'd lost all control

When he realized, we all die alone.

At the tender age of eight

It was already too late...

In his heart, the hatred made a home.

When he met one of his kin,

They were lookin' kinda thin...

'Til they sucked dry his cannibal bones

So I hope you think twice,

If hurting people is your vice,

Now that this animal's story is known.