Structural Violence - Zeitgeist Movement Halloween Song

(Verse 1)
Ghosts and goblins fill the street,
Children laugh with tricks and treats,
But in the shadows, silent screams,
A darker nightmare haunts our dreams.

(Chorus)
The true horror hides in plain sight,
Where money decides who lives through the night,
A cure exists, but the market says “no” —
That’s the scariest monster the world’s ever known.

(Verse 2)
Vampires don’t need blood to feast,
Profits feed the wicked beast,
While preventable plagues still claim their prey,
Because someone couldn’t afford to pay.

(Chorus)
The true horror hides in plain sight,
Where money decides who lives through the night,
A cure exists, but the market says “no” —
That’s the scariest monster the world’s ever known.

(Bridge)
Cobwebs can’t compare, nor witches’ brew,
To the violence of a system built to undo,
Lives that could flourish, but instead decay,
While greed keeps the antidote locked away.

(Final Chorus)
So wear your mask, enjoy the show,
But remember the horrors we let grow,
The terror’s not fiction, it’s bought and sold —
A Halloween tale that never grows old.