Vanity (Remix)

My name is Solomon, I'm King of Israel

I say this hollering, this thing is critical

Before me lived my father David and Saul

But my enormous kingdom was honored greatest of all

The Scriptures define me as the richest and wisest

Compared to others, my kingdom's the widest

Consider my wisdom, 'cause I wrote some Proverbs

Which was breathed by the Lord, I'm quotin' God's Word

Now as an old man, looking back on my years

Here's what I've learned, now I ask you to hear

I seek laughter and pleasure and cash as my treasure

As if its happiness was lasting forever

But I had to have better, I seek convenient leisure

My wisdom and riches impressed the Queen of Sheba

But then I realized that my time had an end

And all of it was vanity and striving after wind

The world would honor this and think I've conquered it

Now check out all of my accomplishments

I built houses for myself

Planted vineyards, gardens, and parks, I had bountiful wealth

All kinds of fruit trees, tall vines, and spruce leaves

Married foreign women, all fine with beauty

Made ponds of water to irrigate my forest

So many attractions, it'd irritate a tourist

I'd fiend for merchandise, keep me splurging

Donald Trump and Bill Gates would be my servants

Sheeps and herds and flocks and gold and silver

I drank the finest wine to (?) my liver

I had singers and slaves, every abundant prize

Not to mention, I had 700 wives

Son, I conquered tribes, drunk the bombest wine

And sex servants - 300 concubines

Whatever my eyes desired, no refusing them

Besides, I was Sire over Jerusalem

But did this satisfy? I'm so glad you're askin'

'Cause all of this brought no satisfaction

Take it from a king's son who had a big sum

It brings none satisfaction with its income

See, sensuous women with plentiness

And many gifts in the end is only bringing emptiness

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

What does man gain by his work under the Sun?

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

A generation goes and a generation comes

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

Whatever has been done is what will be done

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

There's nothing new under the Sun

Check it

Then it occurred to me, every person on earth around

Will eventually return to the dirt and ground

Do consider this

The one who spent his life in school dies just like the fool who's illiterate

See the president or the homeless man

Or drug dealer or entrepreneur who owns the land

Or the wisest of men or guys who rhyme with the pen

'Cause of Adam's sin, we'll all die in the end

Compared to God, man's just a mere breath

The moment we're born, we're already near death

Surely, we certainly depart like wind

But God's put eternity in the hearts of men

So we know there's life after hearin' of this proof

So kids, remember God and fear Him in your youth

However, since I traveled the weathered ends

Of this cursed earth, there's not one person who never sins

And 'cause the sentence against an evil deed

Doesn't come right away, then we proceed

To fiend in greed and spend our life astray

From Him who lights the day and feeds our needs

So I grieve for humanity whose deeds are a vanity

The hearts of men are full of evil insanity

And the world's pleasures, they're lies in a delusion

So listen closely to my final conclusion

Fear God and keep His commandments

Believe in Jesus, our ransom, please understand this

God will bring every act into judgement

He demands perfection, but we lack in substance

We're trapped from the start of life

And the only thing that can fill the gap in your heart is Christ

This rich wisdom, the simple can afford

Take it from the one who built the temple of the Lord

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

God will bring every single act into judgment

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

He demands perfection, but we lack in substance

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

So fear God and keep His commandments

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity

Please understand, believe in Jesus, our ransom