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Illusion II

from Throw Them in the Ocean by Adam Kurtz

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Coincidence, genius, or predictable
It’s predictable
Like a movie where protagonists are flying toward the sun
They’ll make it despite warning and accidents
So what’s the worth in watching ‘til the end?

It’s a bonfire at sunrise
That flairs up when the wind blows
While we’re sleeping
We awake when we fear that hot is cold

It’s an illusion; it’s an illusion
You can blow on the coals but the flames will fade away
It’s an illusion; it’s an illusion
You can blow on the coals but the flames will fade away

Be the strong man, don’t surrender
Grab the embers forever
They’re suffering and consuming
What’s left of themselves
And who put the ashes on the fire and hoped for flames?
Who cleared the forest out and danced to summon anachronistic rains?
Where were the workers who were tasked with such a simple thing to fix?
Why couldn’t we have planned ahead when we were buried in the thick?

It’s an illusion; it’s an illusion
You can blow on the coals but the flames will fade away
It’s an illusion; it’s an illusion
You can blow on the coals but the flames will fade away
It’s an illusion; it’s an illusion
You can blow on the coals but the flames will fade away
It’s an illusion; it’s an illusion
You can blow on the coals but the flames will fade away

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from Throw Them in the Ocean, released August 31, 2010
Written by Adam Kurtz (BMI) and published by Halfway Rock Music (BMI); (C) 2010 by Adam Kurtz.
All guitars, bass guitars, drum programming, and vocals by Adam Kurtz.
Sea gull's caw by a sea gull.
Recorded and engineered by Adam Kurtz at Halfway Rock Studios, South Harpswell, ME, May-July, 2009.
Mixed and mastered by Adam Kurtz at Halfway Rock Studios West, Los Angeles, CA, August 2010.

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