Welcome to the Grand illusion Come on in and see what's happening Pay the price, get your tickets for the show The stage is set, the band starts playing Suddenly your heart is pounding Wishing secretly you were a star
But don't be fooled by the radio The TV or the magazines They show you photographs of how your life should be But they're just someone else's fantasy
So if you think your life is complete confusion Because you never win the game Just remember that it's a grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same We're all the same
So if you think your life is complete confusion Because your neighbors got it made Just remember that it's a grand illusion And deep inside we're all the same
America spells competition, join us in our blind ambition Get yourself a brand new motor car Someday soon we'll stop to ponder what on earth's this spell we're under We made the grade and still we wonder who the hell we are
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Dennis De Young
The Grand Illusion lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
d.: Hey Cal.E., I want to ask you a question. When is the election for “Animal Royalty”?
C.: It’s coming up soon!
d.: How soon?
C.: At the end of the month.
d.: So, the thirtieth of November?
C.: No, the next day.
d.: December first? C.: No, silly. November thirty-first.
d.: Cal.E., on this planet, there is no November thirty-first—
C.: Then why is the election for Animal Royalty held on that date? When I entered the election, I was told that was the date of the election.
d.: Who told you that and when?
C.: The election official, right after I paid my entry fee—
d.: Hoo boy. I think you were taken advantage of, Cal.E. How much was the entry fee?
C.: Not that much—
d.: How much?
C.: Eleven big ones!
d.: That’s a lot of money! You need to try to get your money back! Where did you get eleven thousand dollars, Cal.E.?!
C.: Eleven thousand dollars?! I don’t have that kind of money. I paid eleven dollars—
d.: Oh, I see. So, I’m guessing the conversation with the election official went something like this.
Election official: There’s an entry fee for this position.
C.: how much is it?
EF: how much do you have?
C.: I only have eleven dollars on me—
EF.: It’s your lucky day! That’s exactly how much the entry fee for the position of “Animal Royalty” is!
C.: That shows what you know, d.c. The original name of the position was “Cat Queen.” It was changed to “Animal Royalty” when other species of animals decided to enter the election.
d.: Yes, but I was accurate with the rest of the conversation, correct?
C.: That’s all the time we have for today folks. Please join us tomorrow for another edition of Cal.E.’s Corner.
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