Jocasta Lyrics

When the baby's born Oh, let's turn it to the snow So that ice will surely grow Over weak and brittle bones
Oh, let's leave it to the wolves So their teeth turn it to food Oh, its flesh keeps them alive Oh, its death helps life survive Oh, the world can be kind in its own way
Oh well, your future's a machine With the mechanics of a dream And it's your mind that spins the wheel And your heart that makes you feel
All the guilt for all your sins Oh, as that wheel spins Oh well, it plays as they believed And for your husband you have grieved Oh, the world still deceives you as it turns
And in my lucid moments I could see Oh, that the heart may be the weakest part of me Oh, and the moon controls the movements of the tide Oh, but it has no weight on the movements of my mind
But if you turn your hands to flames Oh, the light will burn the same Whether you just pass it through Or if it's what you meant to do
And your sense of comparability Is from the Gods that you perceive Their constant lies that you believe Will show you grace Oh, when you turn to a ghost
Oh, but now the love you found Just lays you down on the muddy ground And oh, the death will let you down 'Cause your verse will still go on the same