a cautionary tale Lyrics

Write down that clever thing I said in the car

On our way to see the stars

Told me we might spy the northern lights that night

But our chances, they were small

And they're just an illusion

Like the theory that things come easy for me

You call me effortless

I call your bluff

And the odds haven't been in my favor

Roll the dice call snake eyes

But it's sixes on both sides

Like the walls of Babylon

This was meant to crumble and fall down

If we all get what we deserve

Are we the villains now

Testify that I can't lie

It is not in my constitution

Constellation in the sky

Shows my fate for a reason

Scrape my bitten nails right down your back

And ask, "In a past life

Was I a wicked wife"

And it's just an illusion

Like the theory that things come easy

Like the walls of Babylon

This was meant to crumble and fall down

If we all get what we deserve

Are we the villains now

Like a cautionary tale

Guess we were not destined to prevail

If we all get what we deserve

I'll keep on chasing the white whale