《The Disillusionist》歌词

[00:00:00] The Disillusionist - The Church

[00:00:00] Written by：Kilbey/Koppes/Wilson/Piper/Daugherty

[00:00:55] In autumn he comes to this town

[00:00:57] When the peoples guard is down

[00:01:00] On a day like today

[00:01:04] Overcast and gray

[00:01:06] Bells were all ringing

[00:01:09] The birds stopped their singing

[00:01:12] The wind caught in the trees

[00:01:15] Screaming to be free

[00:01:18] He alights from the platform

[00:01:22] In his usual uniform

[00:01:24] His skin looks like he slept in it

[00:01:27] Or had something rotten kept in it

[00:01:30] And snakes stir in the thistles

[00:01:33] Back of cats neck bristles

[00:01:36] Round vicious lips the fur is stained

[00:01:39] The disillusionist is back again

[00:01:42] They say that he's famous

[00:01:45] From the waist down

[00:01:48] But the top half of his body is a corpse

[00:01:54] His gold won't buy him sleep

[00:01:57] His poverty runs so deep

[00:02:00] In winter he cracks in summer he warps

[00:02:06] Hang around the backstage door

[00:02:09] But he knows what you're waiting for

[00:02:12] You rub yourself against his fame

[00:02:15] Already ready to bear the blame

[00:02:18] He asks you did you like my show

[00:02:21] As if he really wants to know

[00:02:24] Then doesn't wait for your reply

[00:02:27] He just pulls you back inside

[00:02:30] You've started feeling dizzy

[00:02:33] It isn't you or is he

[00:02:37] Persuade you mentally

[00:02:39] Undress you incidentally

[00:02:42] Down the swaying corridor

[00:02:45] People you feel sorry for

[00:02:48] But when he puts the gaze on you

[00:02:51] You're amazed at what you'll let him do

[00:02:54] They say that he's famous

[00:02:57] From the waist down

[00:02:59] But the top half of his body is a corpse

[00:03:06] His gold won't buy him sleep

[00:03:09] His poverty runs so deep

[00:03:11] In winter he cracks in summer he warps

[00:04:05] He can turn wine into water

[00:04:08] Mother against daughter

[00:04:12] Juggles busy deadlines

[00:04:15] Gets himself off headlines

[00:04:18] Surrounded by his minions

[00:04:21] Who never have opinions

[00:04:24] Performing little tricks for you

[00:04:27] Puts it in a fix for you

[00:04:30] Smashes your watch with a hammer

[00:04:32] Caresses you with camera

[00:04:35] And says the magic words

[00:04:38] That nobody's ever heard

[00:04:42] Now the slur is fading

[00:04:44] Reality all pervading

[00:04:47] It only makes you want him more

[00:04:50] It only makes you fawn him more

[00:04:53] They say that he's famous

[00:04:56] From the waist down

[00:04:59] But the top half of his body is a corpse

[00:05:05] His gold won't buy him sleep

[00:05:08] His poverty runs so deep

[00:05:11] In winter he cracks in summer he warps

[00:05:17] And he does the indian rope trick

[00:05:20] The one that makes you seasick

[00:05:23] And he keeps on filling up your cup

[00:05:27] You keep on filling up

[00:05:29] And some of it's done with mirrors

[00:05:32] And some of it's done with scissors

[00:05:35] And some of it's done with cables

[00:05:37] And his hands under the table

[00:05:41] It doesn't matter you want to believe

[00:05:45] It doesn't matter if you have to leave

[00:05:48] You won't escape his orbit

[00:05:50] And the things that you must forfeit

[00:05:53] And the audience seems familiar

[00:05:56] Some of them in particular

[00:05:59] Bet you they are his plants

[00:06:01] When he plays the game of chance

[00:06:05] He reads the minds of jilted girls

[00:06:08] And the story really unfurls

[00:06:11] Cast a fortune for the man in the suit

[00:06:14] Who's suffering is very acute

[00:06:17] There's a rabbit in his hat

[00:06:20] But I thought I smelled a rat