LYRICS: The Illusion [2018]

 THE ILLUSION

A man stands alone onstage with a box
He invites the audience up to engage
The curious onlookers examine the box
The fastenings, the locks, the walls and the base

Eyes on the box
Eyes on the stage
Eyes on the box
For what will be erased…

The assistant steps forward and opens the box
The man helps her inside, and wraps her in chains
The audience smiles as he closes the box
Looking for the trapdoor hidden under the stage

Eyes on the box
Eyes on the stage
Eyes on the box
He’s hiding his face

Eyes on the box
Eyes on the stage
The light hits the box
And she’s gone without trace…

But she was never in the box
And she was not beneath the stage
While every known witness was buying the lie
No-one was watching the lake…

Drag every inch of the lake
Drag every inch of the lake
Drag every inch of the lake

If there’s no body, then there’s no crime
No body, then there’s no crime
No body, then there’s no crime
No body - nobody…

Drag through the lake and you’ll find
No body, so there’s no crime
No body, so there’s no crime
No body - nobody…

C.C. Nov 2018