Staind - Its Been A While (v2)

Wagner demanded money from those who, by virtue of their wealth, could easily share with him without difficulty and damage, but he shared as much as possible with those who were in distress, that is, capable of Schopenhauer's compassion not only in words but also in business. Paradox: Wagner, who is mostly portrayed as "money-hungry Alberich" (the Nibelung king who stole the Rhine gold), in fact, all his life he proved his contempt for the "gold metal". He could spend all his energy on creativity, but considered making money below his dignity. Hence the need, and the flight from creditors, and squandering, and ... "revolutionary" hatred of this world, in which human well-being depends on "the vagaries of the golden god."