Raised by Ghosts

Raised by ghosts in the woods Wandered from home 'til it was for sure she was lost She lived there alone with her concerns About everyone and their very different costs Each one hangs them by their toes But someone kicked, and now someone knows Oh please, don’t rest your weary soul If you live in it, I’ll live in it too She makes her keep living on watch Boss laid her out, but there’s no point getting upset Prayed to the ghosts the best I could 'Cause they understood karma and I knew what he’d get How do you take your meat After your king cheerily concedes Oh please, don’t rest your weary soul If you live in it, I’ll live in it too We laid across the water We prayed against the sun With eyes that burned the ornaments And a tongue that killed to stun We laid across the water where we’d thank everyone Took out all we wanted and then said it’s done Raised by ghosts in the woods I know the world turns, and it will turn on me I won’t wait for it, neither will she And back to the woods we forever will be