Smoke and Mirrors

[Sage Francis]<br>I am..<br>More than two faced, I`ve got at least six with cheap tricks<br>To hide my not-so-pretty side while accentuating cheeks and lips<br>I use battin` rouge to battle crews who don`t like the remix<br>And you just act confused by the way I choose to fuck with a double helix<br>Cuddle with me quick, get befuddled and sea sick<br>My ugly mug`ll be equipped to make it a struggle to see shit<br>The beat kicks, my belly feels empty I want a person there<br>I`ll curse and swear, and act unmother-like until I persevere<br>Haven`t been to church in years, right now that`s the setting<br>I couldn`t think of a better place to cover my face and have a wedding<br>It`s upsetting how plastic my mask is getting<br>It`s melting and releasing toxic fumes<br>Covered by lots of perfume, never coming out of my closet of costumes<br>Cartoon versions of myself get drawn out<br>After that occurs, time gets consumed<br>I`m in the dressing room with the caricatures<br>Until my head is cured I`m heading for pedicures and manicures<br>Man, if your not damn sure of whether or not<br>to pop the question I`ll let you in on the answer..<br>Think of sex in a camper...<br>A phony life with a trophy wife, menthol cigarettes and cancer<br><br>Smoke and Mirrors<br><br>So sophisticated<br><br>So cool<br><br>I AM..<br>An illusion specialist turning tricks who could never diss<br>The one the wake up next to even if it`s not the one they went to bed with<br>Breakfast at Tiffany`s, skip lunch, make sure the dinner table is candle lit<br>I squish my feet until they crunch, but I`m unable to make these sandals fit<br>I can`t just sit I need to MOVE and power walk, because Oprah said it<br>And I won`t forget it, she does it during the opening credits<br>I`m so synthetic<br>I like the smell of coke, get it? I powder my nose<br>Power to hoes who pound on a hose while playing in a pound of snow<br>I`m getting snow plowed, I KNOW<br>It`s time to fuck a guy now<br>I just applied blush and look surprised<br>but it`s the way I plucked my eyebrows<br>Time out, I`m in a tanning booth... reading Danielle Steel<br>And I`m planting banana peels beneath every damn man`s heel<br>Waiting for them to fall for my sad trick I stop, drop and kneel<br>With a little touch of magic, I`ll let David cop a feel<br>I`m not real, but I`ve got FEELINGS...<br>except in my nipples because of the breast implants<br>To have my chest enhanced I pant in dresses but never dress in pants<br>A club hopping strobe light honey...addicted to wrinkle cream<br>Sipping on Listerine, Mr. Clean don`t like the smell of nicotine<br><br>Smoke and Mirrors<br><br>So sophisticated<br><br>So cool<br><br>I AM..<br>Dirtyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy