Lyrics Joe Jackson – Alchemy

Red velvet curtains
Open noiselessy
Lovers and children
Strain their necks to see

Alchemy

Close up on the lips
Shiny shiny red
Whispering
What was that she said?
A lightning flash
A sudden silhouette
«Who’s there?» — «A friend»
A glowing cigarette

Alchemy

Thrill — to secrets never told
Taste — the bitter turned to sweet
See — the dross turned into gold
Hear — a B sharp turned to C

Beautiful dancers
Fly into the air
Enchanted by a melody
That isn’t really there
The savage beast
Has turned into a man
The curtains close
To open on command

Alchemy