Twelfth Night - Art And Illusion

from Recorded Delivery by Geoff Mann

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Recorded at The Marquee, London, UK - 1983.
Originally recorded by Twelfth Night and originally released on the album 'Art And Illusion' (1984), although an earlier version sung by Geoff was released on 'Live And Let Live (Ddefinitive Edition)' (2012).

lyrics

Magic man said "you know my dear
You are living inside a dream
Believing the things I do are what they seem
Life is a trick that runs too quick
For a volunteer from the crowd
Volunteers only see what's been allowed"
The players practice to deceive
With paper flowers none perceive
Disappearing down the top hat corridors

Art and illusion
The magic show won't let you go

Magicians rehearse their sleights of hand
They slip money-bags up their sleeves
They saw you in half and then they turn to leave
The tricks of the trade the ball games played
By the jugglers centre stage
Carefully handed down from age to age
Conclusions made conclusions leapt
Impressions lost and overstepped
Shadows hide the truth with nobody the wiser

(Chorus)

They're only trying to tell you lies
Trying to make you compromise
To leave reality completely up to them

(Chorus)

credits

from Recorded Delivery, released January 2, 2003
Geoff Mann: Vocals
Andy Revell: Guitar
Clive Mitten: Bass
Rick Battersby: Keyboards
Brian Devoil: Drums

Written by Twelfth Night

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Twelfth Night are an English progressive rock band of the 1980s, reformed between 2007 and 2012 and again in 2014.

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