Trying to read her palm 

With a clenched fist

Calling out for whatever's in store

Asking 'God, did the Devil 

Put you up to this

Whatever it is I can't take it any more'

She says 'I'm gonna make 

Something of myself tonight

God and the Devil I'll show you up

I can fight back and I just might 

Your tempting business isn't

All that tough'



She's thrown all caution to the wind

Hoping to catch it in her sails when 

Her ship comes in 

But this ship won't float

No it just don't 



Parading around town 

With her open wounds

Saying hush now don't tell a soul

Any charity will come too soon

'I can get through this on my own'

And she's recruiting sympathy 

Like it's an army

And as the front lines fall 

She brings new lines up

She says keep on your tiptoes boys 

My tissues scarring

Collecting pity like change in a cup



And she's thrown all caution to the wind 

Hoping to catch it in her sails when 

Her ship comes in 

But this ship won't float

No, it just don't



She won't make it worth her while

She won't let get her down

Just try hard to keep that smile

But it's just an upside down frown



I said make it worth your while

I said let it get you down

Why try so hard to keep that smile 

When it's just an up side down frown



Trying to read her palm 

With a clenched fist

Calling out for more

Saying, 'God and the devil 

You won't get away with this

When my ship comes in 

I'll win this war

God and the devil you haven't 

Seen the end of this 

When my ship comes in 

I'll win this war'





music and lyrics by martina sorbara

martina sorbara - vocals/piano/percussion

adam hay - drums

rich brown - bass

jian ghomeshi - percussion/keyboard/dulcitone/backup vocals