Everything Counts (Absolut Mix)

The lyrics present a world where business and competition shape everyday life. They move from formal gestures and agreements—the handshake and contract—to the repeated demand to take as much as possible. The repetition makes this pursuit sound relentless, as if people are caught in a system that rewards accumulation.

The handshake can suggest trust or cooperation, while the contract represents a formal deal. Placing these beside “grab all they can” hints that polite appearances may hide self-interest. “Everything counts in large amounts” turns a simple idea into a slogan: small gains matter, but large gains seem to matter most. The line about a “competitive world” offers a reason for the grabbing, without necessarily approving of it.

The lyrics may be criticizing greed and the way competition encourages people to measure success by what they can acquire. Yet the repeated phrases could also imitate the persuasive language of commerce, letting listeners hear how narrow and mechanical it sounds. There is little personal detail, so the target is not clearly one person or institution; the song can be understood more broadly as a comment on a culture focused on profit and winning.