A Cloak of Elvenkind Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bluegrimlin2 

Cover art for A Cloak of Elvenkind lyrics by Marcy Playground

I am pretty sure this is kind of referring to the imagination of a boy. Like, a strict mother who wants him to be a proper boy, but secretly this boy wants to be a wizard. I know that I am not getting this out quite right, but maybe you could see what I am trying to get at here.