Strange Illusions

(album: Coral Island - 2021)

Strange illusions that come and fade
Like April days and razor blades
Came so fast and now they're gone again

Wreath their way into my dreams
Like patterns in a tapestry
If you wait here for a while you will see

The burning towers, the steeple chase
The girl that smiles without a face
So farewell to ships upon the waves
And these strange illusions that I can't replace

The winding street down to the sea
A vision of a locust tree
If you wait here for a while you will see

A secret door, a cage of bone
An old man dresses for the show
A drifter on an endless road
Oh strange illusions, won't you take me home?

The twisted hand, the magic wheel
A goodbye note that's signed and sealed
I wish I could tell you how I feel
But these strange illusions they seem so unreal