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We've been around for a long time and in that time we've written a lot of songs, some in our previous incarnation as Bikini Black Special, and then even more as Zvilnik - so if you fancy a browse through lyrics old and new, fill your boots. Dig into the back catalogue of satirical sinister speculative cabaret, a fusion of science fiction, political satire, grotesque comedy, and theatrical storytelling that's been built up over actual decades.

The Illusionist

This is just a hat, just an ordinary hat,
Who'd've expected a rabbit to come out of that
These are just cards, simple cards, ordinary playing cards...
Selecting the one that you chose really isn't very hard
(It's the two of hearts)

It's delightful to see you so easily pleased,
And I'll take a moment to pause for applause,
If you don't believe that real magic exists,
Then I'll show you my next trick

Is that just a watch, just an ordinary pocket watch?
And are these your initials, engraved on the back?
Could you confirm that this hammer is a regular hammer?
And simply place the precious pocket watch in this velvet sack
Now very gently we take the hammer and 

SMASH SMASH SMASH

It's delightful to see you bemused and confused,
I'm sorry it seems that your watch has been smashed,
If you still don't believe that real magic exists,
Come with me and I'll try to fix it

This is just a plane, just an ordinary plane,
20,000 feet up in the air in an ordinary aeroplane,
And the engine has a fault, no-one to blame, just a fault,
And since the plane is heading for the ground, may I offer a solution?
Take this parachute, I have one for each of us
Take this parachute and 1, 2, 3 JUMP

That is not a parachute, it's just a bag, not a parachute
I've got a parachute, you've got a bag
That is not a parachute, it's just a bag, not a parachute
I've got a parachute, you've got a bag
But reach into the bag, and see what you find
Is that your watch? 

It's delightful to see that you fell for this trick
Undeniable proof that magic exists,
And I'll just take a moment to pause for applause
And then for an encore I'll pull on my ripcord
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