Strange illusions that come and fade Like april days and razor blades Came so fast and now they're gone again Wreath their way into my dreams Like patterns in a tapestry If you wait here for a while you will see The burning towers, the steeple chase The girl that smiles without a face So farewell to ships upon the waves And these strange illusions that I can't replace The winding street down to the sea A vision of a locust tree If you wait here for a while you will see A secret door, a cage of bone An old man dresses for the show A drifter on an endless road Oh, strange illusions, won't you take me home? ♪ The twisted hand, the magic wheel A goodbye note that's signed and sealed I wish I could tell you how I feel But these strange illusions, they seem so unreal