Smoke & Mirrors

Lyrics

[Intro]
The snap of a case, a flicker of gold.
A story you've never quite told.
The room goes dim, the cherry ignites.
Setting the stage for these noir nights.

[Verse 1]
It's a slow performance, a practiced grace.
The light and the shadow play on your face.
You draw it in deep, a dragon's share,
And I only watch you when you aren't aware.
You don't have to talk, you don't need to confess.
Just paint me the truth in that cigarette's caress.

[Chorus]
All of your secrets, you make them so clear.
When it's just smoke and mirrors, my dear.
Tell me your stories, your beautiful lies.
With the gray ghosts that bloom and then rise.
I'm not here for answers, I'm just here for the view.
Of the smoke and the mirrors, and you.

[Verse 2]
A lipstick-red smile left there on the white.
A fleeting tattoo in the low light.
Each perfect ring is a halo you've earned,
A lesson in leaving I've never quite learned.
Like some forbidden card from '27,
You're showing a glimpse of a temporary heaven.

[Chorus]
All of your secrets, you make them so clear.
When it's just smoke and mirrors, my dear.
Tell me your stories, your beautiful lies.
With the gray ghosts that bloom and then rise.
I'm not here for answers, I'm just here for the view.
Of the smoke and the mirrors, and you.

[Bridge]
You build a cathedral of vapor and doubt.
A spirit you breathe in just to breathe out.
A perfect creation, designed to fall.
And I wouldn't want to possess it at all.

[Chorus]
All of your secrets, you make them so clear.
When it's just smoke and mirrors, my dear.
Tell me your stories, your beautiful lies.
With the gray ghosts that bloom and then rise.
I'm not here for answers, I'm just here for the view.
Of the smoke and the mirrors, and you.

[Outro]
Yeah, the smoke and the mirrors...
Just one more illusion.
For me.