The Oracle Was Wrong

Smoke from the bay leaves curled through the room

A priestess sat shaking, whispering doom

The words were unclear, but our faith was strong

So we wrote them in stone, then we marched to war

And the oracle was wrong

Or maybe we misread the song

We made maps from broken glass

Then blamed the stars when we couldn't pass

The armies returned with silence and ash

The answers made sense, just not for our past

A victory promised through divine grace

Blood on the altar, no gods in the place

And the oracle was wrong

Or maybe we misread the song

We bent the wind into a chart

Then blamed the sea when it fell apart

Smoke still rises from the cave...

We keep asking... it won't behave...

The oracle was wrong

And the oracle was wrong

Or maybe we misread the song

We heard what we wanted to hear

Then blamed the voice when death drew near

And the oracle was wrong

And the oracle was wrong