The Great Escape

Am I still here? Am I hidden from your sight?

Did I suddenly expire; did I walk into the light?

But maybe there is time; one more trick up my sleeve

there is still so much to say

Can anybody hear me?

I'm suffocating - can't you hear me shout

wrapped up in soft voices like a reverential shroud

I'm suffocationg - can't you hear me cry

a constant flow of faces on parade before my eyes

Can anybody hear me? So much to say

the secrets I have kept - stories from the good old days

can anybody hear me? So much to say

the politics of people - and the games we choose to play

This is not a coma I a resting my eyes

tired of the noise and scared of the lies

but for one night only I will captivate you all

with one last piece of magic ... one last miracle

I'm suffocating - can't you hear me scream?

as you stab me in the arm in search of somewhere good to bleed

I'm suffocating - can't you hear my prayers?

a rain of gentle hands trying hard to show they care

I could fly so high and free - if my soul wasn't anchored to me

I've got one last show I have to do

and my powers of illusion will amaze and puzzle you

pull the rabbit from an old and battered hat

cut the lady into pieces, just like that

I will mesmerize and dramatize and obfuscate

and I'll finisch with undoubtedly the greatest - the greatest escape!

Can anybody hear me? Am I hidden from your sight?

Did I suddenly expire; did I walk into the light?

Can anybody hear me? Am I hidden from your sight?

Did you see me turn to stone, or go missing in the night?

Can anybody hear me? Can anybody hear me?

Did I suddenly expire; did I walk into the light?

Can anybody hear me? Can anybody hear me?

Have I turned into a statue, or gone missing in the night?

Can anybody hear me?