A Cautionary Tale

Write down that clever thing I said in the car On our way to see the stars Told me we might spy the northern lights that night But our chances, they were small And they're just an illusion Like the theory that things come easy for me You call me effortless I call your bluff And the odds haven't been in my favor Roll the dice call snake eyes But it's sixes on both sides Like the walls of Babylon This was meant to crumble and fall down If we all get what we deserve Are we the villains now Testify that I can't lie It is not in my constitution Constellation in the sky Shows my fate for a reason Scrape my bitten nails right down your back And ask, "In a past life Was I a wicked wife" And it's just an illusion Like the theory that things come easy Like the walls of Babylon This was meant to crumble and fall down If we all get what we deserve Are we the villains now Like a cautionary tale Guess we were not destined to prevail If we all get what we deserve I'll keep on chasing the white whale