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I got a weakness for illusion
Like I paint on top of gray a pure blue sky
There’s no use missing the horizon
And no use fading out before you die
Yeah I try my best to listen
To the susurrations just outside my door
But even breathing interrupts the meaning
And I’m forced to raise the glass that I abhor
But not before I sneak a final sip of tired pride
As I leave behind a world worth fighting for
I can’t find my footing
I’m lifting off the floor
I’m lured in by the illusion
That burned too bright and I could not ignore
I thought that I could be the king and I could settle every score
And mastermind a world worth fighting for
So friends come gather round and tell me your reasons
For getting swept up on this fleeting breeze
Yeah I’m reaching out for an anchor
I’m reaching out but nobody sees
Yeah I’ve got my arms out wide but not enough fight left inside
And no one hears enough to disagree
And no one even knows enough or cares to pretend to agree
I can’t find my footing
I’m lifting off the ground
I’m lured in by the illusion
That sentimental fictions are profound
I thought that I would be the king the greatest king we ever crowned
But you can’t be king when you’re the only one around
Cause nothing that you do and nothing that you say makes a sound
Maybe illusion is all we’ll ever know
Maybe that’s just how we get down

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from The Devil is defeated, released June 10, 2008
Adam Kurtz - Vocals, acoustic guitars
The Colonel - Lead guitars
Douglas Parker - Drums, percussion, background vocals
Demian Ridge - Pianos, organs, background vocals
Zebulan Erastus - Bass guitar, background vocals

Written by Adam Kurtz (BMI)

Produced, recorded and engineered by Adam Kurtz at Halfway Rock Studios, Harpswell, ME
Mixed by Keith Mann and Adam Kurtz at Keith’s Apartment Studios, Portland, ME
Mastered and duplicated by Odds Are Productions, Saco, ME.

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Nashville-based singer, songwriter, guitarist, pedal steel guitarist, manic-album-maker, wing enthusiast.

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