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The Magician Lyrics
You watch every move
And call it slight of hand
You know it's what I do
But never who I am, never who I am
Started on the street
Cards and dollar bills
Shuffling my feet
Never could be still, never could be still
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I know there's somewhere
Worse than here
I had a bride
I sawed her in half
Couple people cried
But most of them just laughed
Most of them just laughed
And I had a son
Strong of hand and will
I taught him how to run
But never how to steal
Never how to steal
And I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I could be somewhere worse than here
I was called amazing
And I make folks believe
With nothing in my pockets
And nothing up my sleeve
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
And I know there's somewhere
Worse than here
Worse than here
Worse than here
And call it slight of hand
You know it's what I do
But never who I am, never who I am
Cards and dollar bills
Shuffling my feet
Never could be still, never could be still
But ain't we all?
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I know there's somewhere
Worse than here
I sawed her in half
Couple people cried
But most of them just laughed
Most of them just laughed
Strong of hand and will
I taught him how to run
But never how to steal
Never how to steal
But ain't we all?
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
I could be somewhere worse than here
And I make folks believe
With nothing in my pockets
And nothing up my sleeve
But ain't we all?
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man
But ain't we all?
And I know there's somewhere
Worse than here
Worse than here
Worse than here
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Jason is such an incredible songwriter who leaves us thinking after every song. Haven’t seen any takes online about this song but to me, it feels as though it’s written about his time on the road as an entertainer. He’s known through his music but only certain people truly know him and have a connection with him. He’s lonely like an “Orphan” but we experience that from time-to-time. We’re all orphans at some point in our lives struggling to find our way and make our own connections that withstand time. In the line where he talks about cutting his wife in half and everyone just laughed could mean that people like to see you fail at life. The highest part of the song is when he mentions that he makes people believe without anything up his sleeves or in his pockets. He’s able to make people believe he’s got it all but deep down he’s missing that permanent connection with someone. What’s your take?