Odes to Joy

Tarot · Track 1 · middle

The Magician

RWS: one arm raised to the sky, one pointing to earth, an infinity sign overhead, the four suit-tokens (cup, wand, sword, coin) on his table, roses and lilies. Keywords: will, focus, manifestation, as-above-so-below, the con and the craft in one hand.

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Lyrics

Look at the table.
Look what they left me to hold.

I brought the iron sword, I brought the wooden wand
I brought the silver cup and the copper coin
Staring straight into the deep beyond
Waiting for the atmosphere and dirt to join
Red roses tangle up around my boots
White lilies choking out the heavy air
I feel the static humming in my roots
With a figure-eight burning in my hair

One hand reaching for the lightning rod
One hand pointing to the trembling ground
I am the wire between the dust and God
And I can’t stop the signal coming down!
I’m making it real, I’m making it real
I don't know if I'm a prophet or a thief
But the spark is catching on the lily leaf

It’s just attention, it’s just a sleight of hand
The cortex drawing meaning from the random noise
But watch the copper levitate on command
I am terrified of my own toys
On this three-legged folding table in the dark
I pull a universe out from a velvet sleeve
I strike the flint and I become the spark
But it only happens if I make you believe

One hand reaching for the lightning rod
One hand pointing to the trembling ground
I am the wire between the dust and God
And I can’t stop the signal coming down!
I’m making it real, oh I'm making it real
I don't know if I'm a prophet or a thief
But the spark is catching on the lily leaf

As above! So below!
The current has nowhere to go but through my chest
I wanted the focus, I wanted the show
But the infinity loop doesn't let you rest
It doesn't let you rest!

One hand reaching for the lightning rod
One hand pointing to the trembling ground
I am the wire between the dust and God
And I can’t stop the signal coming down!
I’m making it real, yeah I'm making it real
I don't know if I'm a prophet or a thief
But the fire is catching on the lily leaf

The sword, the wand
The cup, the coin
The roses are catching fire
I’m just a vessel...
I’m just a vessel but my hands won't open up
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