Carnation

If you gave me a fresh carnation I would only crush its tender petals With me, you'll have no escape At the same time there'll be nowhere to settle I trample down all life in my wake I eat it up and take the cake I just avert my eyes to the pain Of someone's loss helping my gain If you gave me a dream for my pocket You'd be plugging in the wrong socket With me there's no room for the future With me there's no room with a view at all I'm out of season all year 'round Hear machinery roar to my empty sound Touch my heart and feel winter Hold my hand and be doomed forever If you gave me a fresh carnation I would only crush its tender petals With me, you'll have no escape At the same time there'll be nowhere to settle And if you're wondering by now who I am Look no further than the mirror Because I am the greed and fear And every ounce of hate in you