alas through the looking glass

[lyrics by Andrew Buller, tune by suno.com - created in Canterbury, Kent - 17/10/24] [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass what can we see? it's worse than fiction reflecting back at me (reflecting back at me) when fiction tells the story that you wish wasn't fact what are you left with? how should you act? [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass all's a kaleidoscope of lengthening lies twisting turning in ever deeper darker disturbing directions - 'off with their heads!' all's from the seed of forbidden fruit fallen that grafts and gnarls and gnaws and gripes on the vine - decay of the wonderland [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass what can we see? it's worse than fiction reflecting back at me (reflecting back at me) when fiction tells the story that you wish wasn't fact what are you left with? how should you act? [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass the torian-tea-party billionaire's banquet with all of the benefits the opposition's invited - who could ever oppose a party? fat Cheshire cats served pensioner pavlova - creamed off raspberried and meringued drizzled in crude oiled fueled price rises bank card tricks it's not just the bread-and-butterflies dying [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass what can we see? it's worse than fiction reflecting back at me (reflecting back at me) when fiction tells the story that you wish wasn't fact what are you left with? how should you act? [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass mad white-mopped-hared hatters both sides of the Atlantic oceans of broken promises and swimming in cash - Tweedledee and Tweedledum alliances aligned in one-eyed signals handshakes symbols performed on pyramid stages through pyramid schemes hatched in pyramid tobleroned towers 'beware the Jabberwock, my son!' [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass what can we see? it's worse than fiction reflecting back at me (reflecting back at me) when fiction tells the story that you wish wasn't fact what are you left with? how should you act? [short instrumental] alas through the looking glass - nothing more surreal than reality will we cease to exist when the King finally awakes? 'off with their heads!' the chess game reaches its final square is there any of innocence left - a lass through the looking glass? [short instrumental] 'Alice? Alice? Where the duck quack is Alice?'