"Comparisons Are Odious"

From the playlist "Karaoke's the Way" and "Rhythm & Revelation: Lyrics To Live By" https://askdwighthow.org/karaoke-playlist https://www.askdwighthow.org/rhythm-and-revelation Lyrics inspired by a https://www.askdwighthow.org/forgot-youre-richer-than-rockefeller You're watching the wealthy, comparing your lot, Believing what you’ve got is not the jackpot. But that envy's a rat race, there’re always more chores, The more that you measure, the more you want s’mores. You're richer than Caesar, wealthier than kings, The poorest among us are soaring on wings. So let go of indulging in those odious crimes, You’re already living in the richest of times. Mansa Musa had trillions, Augustus still more, Yet none of them walked through a hospital door. A scratch or infection could end a king's life, But you have the medicines that banish that strife. No music, no phone calls, no flight through the sky, Queen Anne watched her five little children all die. Before 1900 clean water was rare, Today the poor live far beyond their compare. The Sun King could snap fingers for candles to blaze, You snap just one switch for light’s magic to amaze. No fridge and no toilet, no cool summer air, The mightiest rulers had nothing that compared. You ride in a car, they struggled on by horse, You phone across oceans without any remorse. You stream every song from the dawn of all great sound, While kings sadly sat with no pop music around. Before 1960 there was no birth control pill, Before 1928 those infections could kill. Before 1803 there was no relief from great pain, But you pop a small pill and you're right back again. You're richer than Caesar, wealthier than kings, The poorest among us are soaring on wings. So let go of indulging in those odious crimes, You’re already living in the richest of times. If compare you must do, then compare with some grace, Not to pull someone under but brighten your face. See others as mirrors reflecting your worth, And count all the blessings you've had since your birth. If compare you must do, then compare to the past, And marvel at fortunes no emperor amassed. Don't measure your wealth by the neighbors next door, You're already richer than the richest before. You're richer than Caesar, wealthier than kings, The poorest among us are soaring on wings. So let go of indulging in those odious crimes, You’re already living in the richest of times. You're richer than Caesar, wealthier than kings, The poorest among us are soaring on wings. So let go of indulging in those odious crimes, You’re already living in the richest of times.