I cross the oceans, I cross the seas   I cross the mountains like a new disease   I cross the borders, I cross the line   Never to see the light 'til the end of time      I've seen the canyons, I've seen the cities   I've seen the prisons that take such pity   When it comes to you, when it comes to me   It's just money that will set you free      Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever   Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever      Take a look at the earth from a plane   You'll see the earth cut up and in pain   Take a look at L.A. from the sky   What you see should make you cry      Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever   Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever      I'm the scum of the earth   I'm the scum of the earth   I'm the scum of the earth   I'm the scum of the earth      I'm the scum of the earth   I'm the scum of the earth   I'm the scum of the earth   I'm the scum of the earth      I'm the scum of the earth   I am a cancer   I'm the scum of the earth   I am a cancer      I'm the scum of the earth   I am a cancer   I'm the scum of the earth   I am a cancer      I'm the scum of the earth   I am humanity   I'm the scum of the earth   I am humanity      I'm the scum of the earth   I am humanity   I'm the scum of the earth   I am humanity      Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever   Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever      Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever   Hey my children   What seems important won't last forever