You know that in the silence there is a volume of sound, A whisper of the decadent falling to the ground, Their jewels and their poise, The china faces and steady stances crumbling to the floor of marble like broken toys, A weeping victim now laughs at the corrupt as they fail, Their alibis and cover-lies aren't fit for humans now.
They collapsed under the weight of deceit, that decadent class, Of champagne flutes and crystal glass, Now standard thrift-shop plastic beakers, Stalking 'round in second hand sneakers, No noise from the debauched, not a sound of relevance, The bliss of watching it unfold, the descent of decadence.