Lyrics
Baby what's the future hold
Uncertainty about the future and what it holds
I don't know
Expressing a lack of knowledge or clarity about the future
But I know I'm growing older, growing colder
Acknowledging the inevitability of aging and a sense of emotional detachment or coldness
Lay the table out, draw the cards
Preparing for divination or introspection through tarot card reading
Pick them out one by one
Engaging in the process of drawing and selecting tarot cards
First to come, is the fool
Introduction of the Fool card, symbolizing innocence or naivety
Oh that's me, a fate so cruel
Acknowledging personal flaws or vulnerabilities influenced by fate
But guided by a golden rule
Finding guidance through a moral or ethical principle
Second off the top, is the magician
Introducing the Magician card, suggesting manipulation or skillful influence
Spells weaved, illusions leave you deceived
Warning about deceptive spells and illusions
Third up, is the lovers, intertwined
Introduction of the Lovers card, symbolizing relationships
But reversed, break your heart, leave you behind
Caution about reversed Lovers card, indicating heartbreak or abandonment
Resting deep within the earth
Alluding to hidden or buried aspects within oneself
Blame it on the fates, and the wicked webs they weave
Attributing life challenges to fate and complex circumstances
Pulling strings to make you dance and sing, do anything they please
Describing the manipulative nature of fate, influencing actions and emotions
Baby what's the future hold
Reiteration of uncertainty about the future
I don't know
Repeating the theme of growing older and colder
But I know I'm growing older, growing colder
Reflecting on the inevitability of aging and emotional distancing
Lay the table out, draw the cards
Repeating the imagery of laying out and drawing tarot cards
Pick them out one by one
Repeating the process of selecting cards one by one
Next to come is judgement
Introducing the Judgement card, implying accountability and evaluation
Measured, on the scales of justice
Describing the measurement of actions on the scales of justice
Like your heart by Anubis
Comparing the judgment process to the weighing of the heart by Anubis in Egyptian mythology
Against the feather, can you do this?
Questioning one's ability to pass judgment without guilt or wrongdoing
Fifth up, is the tower, calamity and ruin
Introducing the Tower card, symbolizing sudden calamity and destruction
Sudden catastrophe, apathy, and vanity
Describing the Tower's impact with words like catastrophe, apathy, and vanity
Sixth is the devil, sat atop the pedestal
Introducing the Devil card, representing temptation or malevolent influence
Terrible, but impeccable
Describing the Devil's nature as terrible yet impeccable
Machinations set in motion
Alluding to the manipulation of events and schemes set in motion
Blame it on the fates, and the wicked webs they weave
Reiteration of attributing life's challenges to fate and its manipulative nature
Pulling strings to make you dance and sing, do anything they please
Repeating the idea of fate pulling strings to control actions and emotions
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