From the recording Deception of Appearance
Producers: Everett Ross Harwood, Rick Marqués, James Barry Walden
Lyrics and music composition: James Barry Walden
Arrangement: Everett Ross Harwood, Marci Harwood, Rick Marqués, James Barry Walden
Lead vocal and keyboard: James Barry Walden
Keyboard [horns, organ]: Everett Ross Harwood
Keyboard [piano, bass, synths, percussion]: Rick Marqués
Background vocals: Everett Ross Harwood, Marci Harwood, Rick Marqués, James Barry Walden
© 2018 Barry Walden (ASCAP)
Lyrics
Deception of Appearance
Verse
Step right up
See the most amazing show
“Deception of Appearance”
A 3D “Techno-Rama”
Life’s 3-ring circus
It’s subliminal, virtual reality
Refrain
You don’t need tickets
It’s free dontcha know
Step right up to my freak show
Chorus
Spirit’s leadin’, pullin’ on my soul
from the deception of what I see
Given me the sledgehammer
My human appearance - is illusionary
Verse
There are people looking at me
painting images of who I am
Stop painting those pictures
of your imaginary man
Step right up
See the most amazing show
“Deception of Appearance”
Refrain
I look in the mirror
what do I see
There’s someone I don’t know
starin’ back at, starin’ back at me
Chorus
Spirit’s leadin’ my tormented soul
from the deception of what I see
Raise, I said raise the sledgehammer
My human appearance - is illusionary