Smoke and Mirrors Lyrics

In the halls of hollow power

Shadows scheme and grin

With hands in other's pockets

They trade truth for the spin

Empty words like echoes

In this land of gray deceit

Politicians paint the sky

Yet their dreams fall at our feet

The big top tent is rising

Sideshow barkers shout

Promises like candy

Till the sugar runs out

Smoke sellers chant their mantra

With a grin from ear to ear

While the common folks just whisper"Do you see what I see here?"

Smoke and mirrors

That's the game they play

They sell us dreams and nightmares

Watch them slip away

In every line and story

The truth is hard to find

Politicians

Cheaters

Leave no honesty behind

Behind the polished podiums

The dirty deals are done

With smiles like broken glass

They aim to steal the sun

They talk of great horizons

But the fog is here to stay

In the land of gilded visions

It's the soul they turn to clay

Oh The puppet masters laughing

Strings tugged tight and firm

While the marionettes keep dancing

In the smoke they twist and squirm

Promises are paper

They burn when touch meets flame

In the end we're left with ashes

In this mendicant's cruel game

Smoke and mirrors

That's the game they play

They sell us dreams and nightmares

Watch them slip away

In every line and story

The truth is hard to find

Politicians

Cheaters

Leave no honesty behind"Do you see what I see here?""Do you see what I see here?"

Oh The puppet masters laughing

Strings tugged tight and firm

While the marionettes keep dancing

In the smoke they twist and squirm

Promises are paper

They burn when touch meets flame

In the end we're left with ashes

In this mendicant's cruel game

Leave no honesty behind