Oracle Song

I saw you standing from afar
A child in the stream
Wading in the tears of every
Convict on the street
I saw figures forming 'round you
And I'm worried that they'll kill
Your glowing skin, unknowing eyes
What hasn't happened to you yet?

You're surrounded by the same men
That ended me
When I was seventeen

They'll say your trial's going public
To choose one witness from the dream
You've had tucked inside your untouched heart
Before you were even seen
You'll speak your truth out loud
Not knowing what it means
And then they'll steal your intuition
And call it state property

You're surrounded by the same men
That ended me
When I was seventeen

You'll keep your body and restore your soul
Six times in your life, each time will be more bold
And I'd give you every inch I have
To keep that first soul from going bad

They'll twist your head and hold your hand
To keep you from going too far
Before you're turned around into a knot
And you've forgotten who you are
Each sings an oracle song
Before forgetting who we are

You'll keep your body and restore your soul
Six times in your life, each time will be more bold
And I'd give you every inch I have
To keep that first soul from going bad