Carl Rubino - Songwriter & PerforminG Songwriter

Lyrics

The Illusions We Become

Verse 1:
He ducks inside the stage door, leaves the bustling crowd behind
Paints his character in the mirror as he sees himself subside
He knows the lines oh so well, his character he's become
Covered up in actor's clothes, like a sheath that that’s loosely hung

Verse 2:
At curtain's rise he’ll feel their eyes in gazes not discreet
As he feels himself standing naked before faces in their seats
An odd momentary glance from a face in the dark
Sparks an illusion of connection, extinguished before it starts

PreChorus
We hide behind our makeup, in ever changing scenes
We wrap ourselves in statement clothes and go about our schemes

Chorus
Transitory actors, (the) illusions we/we’ve become
We stumble with a troubled step to someone else’s drum
Half unraveled fictions in the costumed dance we’ve spun
Transitory actors, (the) illusions we/we’ve become

Verse 3
His lines flow effortlessly until the curtain and lights go down
And as the makeup stains his wipe-off cloth, the silence rings so loud
Exiting the stage door to the cadence of the street
He becomes again what it is he is, until the next illusion speaks

Prechorus
But in the end do we really know if we're the actor or the part
We fool ourselves with fantasies, facade becomes our art

Chorus
Transitory actors, (the) illusions we/we’ve become
We stumble with a troubled step to someone else’s drum
Half unraveled fictions in the costumed dance we’ve spun
Transitory actors, (the) illusions we/we’ve become

Outtro:
We’re nothing but illusions in a crowd…Nothing but illusions in a crowd
(We’re) nothing but illusions in a crowd…Nothing but illusions in a crowd

c. Carl Rubino/Beeshoo Boy Publishing - BMI