Tragic Magic - The View

The candyman’s complaining he can’t get the blood off his hands

He can’t tell the difference between friends and powder fans

Hooked on what they’re given, so they just won’t go away

Gave them his umbrella, took it back on a rainy day

Char De Ville’s complaining, 'bout the things we shrug wae'

Realised it matters, when your heart gets stolen away

Not the things he didn’t do, the things he didn’t say

Hanging on that look he gave her, stay in touch now

Each of them complaining about the situation

That they both know oh so well

Now each of them complaining 'bout his chosen vocation

But I’m not dealing with scum like you

And it’s just a case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Just another case of tragic magic

The dealer remembers more than the man

And not a lot of people have the problems that they do

Offload all your troubles they’ll come running back to

You

This life is a puddle but the goodness does occur

So steal another shaving of the sultan’s cook

Keep on complaining, move into the sadness lane

Come around and sing with me

Make everyone ecstatic using the chromatic scale

That no-one sings round here

And it’s just a case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Just another case of tragic magic

Remember you’re no more than the man

The dealer remembers more than the man

More than the man

And you know I’d ask you, but I already know the answer

You’ll say, «no» and call me a chancer

And you know I’d ask you, but I know what you’ll say

You don’t take no prisoners with scum like me

And it’s just a case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Just another case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Oh it’s just a case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Just another case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Just another case of tragic magic

When you can’t remember feeling fantastic

Just another case of tragic magic

The dealer remembers more than the man

Remember you’re no more than the man

No more than the man

With the tragic magic

You’ll never feel fantastic