[Verse 1] In the square, the clocks are blind In the square, the clocks are blind Every door wears your name in grime The baker sells a slice of rain And the mayor laughs through borrowed pain I asked the wall who runs this place It spit back ash into my face A child said, “Keep your hands where I can see” Then vanished in the market haze [Pre-Chorus] Tell me, who left the keys? Tell me, who taught the trees To bow like they were trained? Who wrote the rules in flame? [Chorus] Riddle me this, riddle me that Who made the sky wear a cataract? Riddle me this, riddle me that Why does the ground keep giving back? Ash in my mouth, name on my tongue We’re all awake, but no one’s won Riddle me this, riddle me that Who made the sky wear a cataract? Who made the sky wear a cataract? [Verse 2] At the gate, the guards don’t blink They stamp our wrists with painted ink A vendor sells a smile for two And a bruise for those who ask too soon My mother keeps a jar of seeds Says hope still grows in hidden creeds But every night the loudspeakers sing About the mercy of the thing [Pre-Chorus] Tell me, who broke the seal? Tell me, who made the wound feel Like it was always there? Who learned to call that fair? [Chorus] Riddle me this, riddle me that Who made the sky wear a cataract? Riddle me this, riddle me that Why does the ground keep giving back? Ash in my mouth, name on my tongue We’re all awake, but no one’s won Riddle me this, riddle me that Who made the sky wear a cataract? [Bridge] I found a door behind the wall No handle, just a list of laws One line said, “Stay and be replaced” One line said, “Smile with your face” I laughed so hard I heard it crack Then all the mirrors talked me back They said, “You know the answer too” They said, “It’s always been you” [Chorus] Riddle me this, riddle me that Who made the sky wear a cataract? Riddle me this, riddle me that Why does the ground keep giving back? Ash in my mouth, name on my tongue We’re all awake, but no one’s won Riddle me this, riddle me that Who made the sky wear a cataract?
