Matthew Rahman - The Dictator's Wife Lyrics

As the world turns
I'm staying awake
While the blitzkrieg carries the day
You're spending all my money
Coked out on the front page

Eligibles line up at your door
You tease your hair and bite your lip
This is war

Because when you're born into wealth
You know when to wait
And when the king calls your name
The hero came too late

And it doesn't matter how I feel
Or whether I could pay
You know you'll be taken care of
From cradle to grave

As the world ends
The pretty will eat
While stiff little fingers
Read the pulse of the street

A mother reading to her children
A Kodak moment alone
Tuning out the noise
Blown up at home

And it doesn't matter if the honey ants eat my face
You know you'll be taken care of
Despite everything

As the world burns
The emerald city sleeps
While the ice queen
Trains herself to believe

The tracks derail
But you'll jump from train to train
Let the passengers and conductor
Deal with reality

It doesn't matter if truth hurts
You can soothe the sting
You know you'll be taken care of
Despite everything

Spinning round and round in the garden
With your dress in your eyes
A spineless little broken rat
But you're trained to survive

Some people never grow up
They only stay the same
As your girlfriends get older
They whisper your name
You know you'll be taken care of
From cradle to grave