Strange Illusions

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