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Imploding the Mirage

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Imploding the Mirage Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was a timid Rockwellian boy
She was tattooed and ready to deploy
Gave me reservation and the like
But she could be the dangerous type
But I threw caution 'cause something about that yin and the yang
Was pushing my boundaries out beyond my imagining


[Chorus]
While you were out there, chewing on fat for probable cause
I let go
While you were out there weighing odds
I was imploding the mirage
While you were out there looking like that
Struck my name from the camouflage
I wasn't lost in the collage
I was imploding the mirage
I was imploding the mirage

[Verse 2]
I had to do it, I had no other choice
You've got to listen to the inside voice
A bullet train will get you there fast
But it won't guarantee a long last

Sometimes it takes a little bit of courage and doubt
To push your boundaries out beyond your imagining

[Chorus]
While you were out there, chewing on fat for probable cause
I let go
While you were out there weighing odds
I was imploding the mirage
While you were out there looking like that
Struck my name from the camouflage
I wasn't lost in the collage
I was imploding the mirage
I was imploding the mirage

[Bridge]
I was spellbound by the show
The matchless power of the glow

I was bound by golden shackles, getting by
She tripped the breaker, blew the fuse
Doesn't need no pair of shoes
Her wings have come, and she's ready for the sky


[Chorus]
While you were out there, chewing on fat for probable cause
I let go
While you were out there weighing odds
I was imploding the mirage
While you were out there looking like that
I walked right out of the camouflage
I wasn't locked in no collage
I was imploding the mirage
I was imploding the mirage

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Genius Annotation

This song is about Brandon Flowers and his wife’s (Tana) relationship. He has stated in an interview with Alt Nation Sirius XM radio station, that his experience with Las Vegas is a like a Norman Rockwell experience and his wife’s was the very opposite of that. He also stated, their experience with Las Vegas was very yin and yang [lyric reference]. In that same line he sings about a girl being a dangerous type and throwing caution, referencing the earlier track on the album, “Caution”, which is another song about his wife.

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