It seems to me like he is going further than just wishing god good be a child.
"Oh, Inverted World
if every moment of our lives
were cradled softly in the hands of
some strange and gentle child
i'd not roll my eyes so.
seems to suggest that he doesn't believe a strange and gentle god/child even exist as far as mankind are concerned. As in; "if there were a higher power to guide us, i'd not be so skeptical/have so much to worry about
It seems to me like he is going further than just wishing god good be a child.
"Oh, Inverted World if every moment of our lives were cradled softly in the hands of some strange and gentle child i'd not roll my eyes so.
seems to suggest that he doesn't believe a strange and gentle god/child even exist as far as mankind are concerned. As in; "if there were a higher power to guide us, i'd not be so skeptical/have so much to worry about