Smoke And Mirrors

(album: Claptrap - 2022)

I received the invitation
Out of thin air it appeared
But there was no time or place
No party, no premier
And if there was a sender
Discretion was their strongest suit

I made my preparations
As if one could prepare
For an evening's entertainment
Or a relative nightmare
But I shouldn't have been worried
The consequence was absolute

There's no more "I"
To kiss you goodbye
And nothing to see here
So please don't try
To understand why
It's all smoke and mirrors

Here's the implication
Having come upon this space
I don't know where I am
Even if I am someplace
I never really got here
I guess I never have to leave

In my imagination
I hear a steady hiss
The memories I lose
The futures that I miss
If there is a sadness
At least there's nothing left to grieve

'Cause nothing dies
Time is a lie
There's nothing to see here
The hue and cry
The light in the sky
It's all smoke and mirrors

There's no demand
To understand
At all, at all...

You never know
How it goes
You never know
You just suppose

No more "I"
To kiss you goodbye
And nothing to see here
So please don't try
To understand why
It's all smoke and mirrors

'Cause nothing dies
Time is a lie
There's nothing to see here
The hue and cry
The light in the sky
It's all smoke and mirrors