Tall Tales

Tell us Continue Oh, they thought they were so clever Desperation Pick a face There were these two clowns Twirling, twirling Twirling, twirling Cheap disappearing tricks Cheap disappearing tricks Pick a face in the crowd and tell us what you see Get inside and close the curtains, they said Get inside and close the curtains Not me Put on a movie of better times There were these two clowns This is not supposed to happen to us, but to other people Not me There were these two clowns Double scoops for everyone Pick a face Pick a face in the crowd Embarking on a prolonged negotiation to establish the nature of this new reality A list of conversations that have been assessed as off-limits And telling tall tales Denial and stunned silence