Lyric discussion by keereerar 

Cover art for The Wizard lyrics by Bat for Lashes

honestly, when i listen to the words of this song, and considering how bfl writes, i get the feeling this song is actually about a tribe, or group, where a "wizard" almost sort of takes control of the group. the first few lines of the song sound extremely sexual, and it seems to me that the wizard sort of takes advantage of the women, but they don't really fight back because "he will be our leader."

it really just reminds me of jungle tribes, where this does happen a lot. older men in the group, usually the "mystics" have multiple sexual relations with a lot of the younger women in the tribe, but they're allowed to do so because the mystic claims that he'll be able to predict their futures or that sleeping with him will mean they will have a prosperous life.

that's just what i get out of the song.