Beauty Will Fade - Manticora

There he stands, silent and proud

Doing his worst to please you, the crowd

Dressed to seduce, in living ropes

Surrounded by an aura of dreams and hopes

Vivid colours in a beautiful blur

Weird shapes to trick your minds

Twisting in and out of form

Reflecting infinite dreams

This is so much more than smoke and mirrors

Mesmerize

Hypnotize

Paralyse

Beauty will fade — wonders will fall

This magic conquers you all

Secrecy is gloomy and pure

Illusions — How can you be sure?

Authoritarian and standing tall

He commands you — one and all

Raise his hands to cast his spell

He has no heart to do you well

Hateful gloomy atmosphere

Astral signs from a future dark

A whispering and crawling fog

Echoes infinite nightmares

This is so much more than smoke and mirrors

Violation

Exploitation

Deprivation

Beauty will fade — wonders will fall

This magic conquers you all

Secrecy is gloomy and pure

Illusions — How can you be sure?

What is real? What is not?

Nothing matters when you lie in your blood

Waiting in silence for the magic trance

Now the gypsies will do their dance