It's An Illusion
Johnny Clegg Savuka Lyrics

Once again my wings on fire Flapping round your deadly flames Walking on the old high wire Trying to keep myself away
I am drawn to you even though I know you are dangerous for me. It's like I am walking on a tightrope, doing my best not to fall into your flames once again.

You come walking down your marble stairs Throwing back your yellow hair And I want you and I need you But every time you let me near You leave me feeling such sweet despair Going to keep away, keep away
Every time I see you, I am filled with desire and longing, but it seems like you always push me away somehow. Even though I know I should stay away, I can't help but be drawn to you.

When I feel happy, you feel deep You always go out when I want to sleep Fire, water, sun and rain War and peace and night and day Who can understand Love's magic incompatibilities? Going to keep away, keep away
Our emotions seem to be constantly out of sync. When I am happy, you are distant and unresponsive. When I want to rest, you suddenly become active. It's like we are two opposing forces that can never truly be reconciled.

I'm a foot without a shoe, I'm the fuzz without a clue I'm a ship without a crew, I'm lost without you One and one that can't make two, carrots looking for some stew A lawyer with no one to sue, I'm lost without you I'm the sky that's lost it's blue, I'm the beer that just won't brew I'm a stamp that has no glue, I'm lost without you A hound with no fox to pursue, I'm a cat that's lost it's mew A star without an interview, I'm lost without you
Without you, I feel incomplete and adrift. I am like a foot without a shoe, a ship without a crew, or a lawyer with no one to sue. I am lost and directionless without you, like the sky without its blue or a stamp without its glue. I feel like a hound without a fox to pursue or a cat without its meow. Without you, my life is like a star without an interview.

It's an illusion To think I can keep away from you It's an illusion Like eskimoes in Mogadishu It's an illusion This state of independence I'm in It's an illusion Like polar bears in Berlin
Even though I try to keep my distance from you, it's just an illusion. It's like Eskimos trying to avoid the heat in Mogadishu or polar bears trying to survive in Berlin. I can pretend that I am independent, but deep down I know that I am not complete without you.

It's an illusion It's just a cheap masquerade It's an illusion Hiding this love I can't evade It's an illusion Can't you see through the camouflage? It's an illusion Without you life is a mirage
The idea that I can keep away from you is just a cheap disguise for the love that I can't escape. Even though I try to hide it, it's an illusion that you can see through. Without you, my life is like a mirage - empty and unreal.