Silk on the Wrist

[Verse 1] Their voices are tender and measured Not made of mercy or truth Nor have their hands ever loosened The weight they pretend to remove I felt not the smallest comfort When they spoke of saving the poor Nor will I willingly follow A key that keeps locking the door [Chorus] Silk on the wrist The wrist stays still [Verse 2] Their crowns are not holy or chosen Are not of heaven or right Nor has a crown ever carried The hunger it hides from the light I trust not the simplest answer When it smiles and sharpens the blade Nor will I call it protection When fear is the price to be paid [Chorus] Silk on the wrist The wrist stays still If their flags should rise then so be it No need to kneel to a hope they’ve written Where no one can read it Only to tear us apart If their saints should speak then so be it No need to bow to a cure they’re selling Where no one can question Only to silence the heart [Chorus] Silk on the wrist The wrist stays still [Warning] Beware, beware, beware Take care, take care Look close, look close, look close Ask more, ask more [Final Chorus] Silk on the wrist The wrist stays still No simple cure No crown stands still