Magpies

Glitter in the air, we are strangers
I had nothing, and I liked it that way
You changed my world, and I let you
Money talks, and I listened in

'Cause everybody wants to have
The new sensation
And every day we're living out
Our billboard dreams
But shiny cars and brand-new clothes
Don't change what matters
But what matters to you
Might not matter to me

Or are we all magpies with the bright lights?
We can't see what we want
So we reach for the shiniest thing
We've found on the ground
And we hold it up and say
Hey look at this, I don't know what it is
But I'm just so proud of it
And no, you can't touch it
'Cause I swear that it's mine

Well money makes the world
Go round and round
And here I thought
It was angular momentum
There's no such thing as free in this life
So if you find it cheap
You'd better start collecting

'Cause everybody wants to have
The new sensation
And every day we're living out
Our billboard dreams
But fancy houses and king-sized yachts
Don't make you matter
But I'm starting to see
Most people don't agree

But they're just magpies with the bright lights
They can't see what they want
So they reach for the shiniest thing
They've found on the ground
And they hold it up and say
Hey look at this, I don't know what it is
But I'm just so proud of it
And no, you can't touch it
'Cause I swear that it's mine

Oh, well hey look at this
I don't know what it is
But I'm so in love with it
And no, you can't touch it
I swear that it's mine
'Cause I saw it shine first

Glitter in the air, we are strangers
I had nothing, and I liked it that way