Mother's Leaving

Mother called, she could barely speak, she probably won't survive the week
Christian, she said, come right away, I have something very important to say
I arrived with Caroline, my fiancé, three months pregnant right to the day
Mother wanted to confess a sin before she succumbed to the cancer within

I've lied to you, my precious son, about my sister dying so young
Shortly after you turned five she was banished to the other side
We're not supposed to doubt the system even when it seems malicious
I wish I'd had the strength to resist but we couldn't put our future at risk

Mother's leaving, my mother's leaving, and I've so much left to say
Mother's grieving, my mother's grieving
For a world that's gone astray, for a past that never went away

Caroline is right to cry conspiracy, the city is not at all what it seems
In order to keep the poor deceived, they brain-scape their minds with apathy
When no one cares, hope is gone, and nobody thinks anything's wrong
But now the Jacks have been given the word to initiate a steady purge

Christian, please honor my final request and bring my sister back to the nest
Your long-lost aunt Gennie - I call her Jet - has joined a religious cult with suicidal intent
They live underground to protect their skulls from the EM waves of emitter drones
But they'll need your help to cross the border - leave right now before the slaughter

Mother's leaving, my mother's leaving, and I've so much left to say
Mother's grieving, my mother's grieving
For a world that's gone astray, for a past that never went away