Perfect World

Ignore the call, the roulette ball was out of grace
I ought to go, never could stay in one place
And here I stand with both feet in the borderland
I lost it all, except the cash in hand

My lucky number
Dealer gave me quite the side-eye, bloated belly of a knife
The devil's tea will always be too strong
Bid on the secret
Never found a life to leave it, there is always love to keep
Thought I could do, thought I could do no wrong

All of my brothers had me sold
Stories begging to be told
When I set fire to the old frontier
I saw a perfect world, a perfect world appear

A year of space
At snail's pace, I learned to crawl
They salted me, but I was saved by rainfall
No sound this ride except the radio-on light
Shook like an extra on opening night

My lucky number
Dealer gave me quite the side-eye, bloated belly of a knife
The devil's tea will always be too strong
Bid on the secret
Never found a life to leave it, there is always love to keep
Thought I could do, thought I could do no wrong

(The lie they told, I bought it) my lucky number
(The part I never wanted) dealer gave me quite the side-eye (I got it)
Bloated belly of a knife (I got it)
The devil's tea will always be too strong
(My I's were never dotted) bid on the secret (can't finish what I started)
Never found a life to leave it (my dear), there is always love to keep (departed)
Thought I could do, thought I could do no wrong

All of my brothers had me sold
Stories begging to be told
When I set fire to the old frontier
I saw a perfect world, a perfect world appear