The Jeweller's Hands
Fiendish wonder in the carnival's wakeDull caresses once again irritateTread softly strangerMove over toward the danger that you seek
You think excitement has receded, then the mirror distractsThe logic of the trance quickly reaches and graspsHandsome and facelessAnd weightless your imagination runs
And now it's no one's fault but yoursAt the foot of the house of cardsYou thought you'd never get obsessedYou thought the wolves would be impressedAnd you're a sinking stoneBut you know what it's like to hold the jeweller's handsThat procession of pioneers all drowned
In the moonlight they're more thrillingThose things that he knowsAs he leads you through the grinning bubble-blowers in the snowWatching his exit was like falling off the ferry in the night
The inevitables gather to push you aroundAny other voice makes such a punishing soundHe became laughter's assassinShortly after he showed you what it was
And now it's no one's fault but yoursAt the foot of the house of cardsYou thought you'd never get obsessedYou thought the wolves would be impressedAnd you're a sinking stoneBut you know what it's like to hold the jeweller's handsThat procession of pioneers all drowned
If you've a lesson to teach meI'm listening, ready to learnThere's no one here to police meI'm sinking in until the return
If you've a lesson to teach, pleaseDon't deviate, don't be afraidWithout the last corner piece I can't calibrateLet's get it engraved
If you've a lesson to teach meI'm listening, ready to learnThere's no one here to police meI'm sinking in until the return
If you've a lesson to teach, pleaseDon't deviate, don't be afraidWithout the last corner piece I can't calibrateLet's get it engraved
If you've a lesson to teach meI'm listening, ready to learnThere's no one here to police meI'm sinking in until the return
If you've a lesson to teach, pleaseDon't deviate, don't be afraidWithout the last corner piece I can't calibrateLet's get it engraved