Great and Terrible Oz

[Verse] From Omaha to the sky I flew In a patchwork balloon of red and blue A circus man turned sky-bound king But oh The trouble the winds can bring [Chorus] I am the great and terrible Oz Smoke and mirrors just because Don’t pull the curtain Don’t peek inside It’s gears and levers where secrets hide [Verse 2] The witches here They spark and burn Their spells are lessons I’ll never learn They watch with eyes like knives through fog I’m just a man behind a cog [Prechorus] Crowds cheer loud They clap They scream But it’s all a ruse It’s just a dream [Chorus] I am the great and terrible Oz Smoke and mirrors just because Don’t pull the curtain Don’t peek inside It’s gears and levers where secrets hide [Bridge] Above the clouds I lost my way The truth got tangled I had to play A wizard’s game A role to fill A kingdom built on a balloonist’s skill [Spoken Harshly] Kill the Wicked Witch of the West, And I will send you back to Kansas. —but not before