The Bullet Catch

Every night in my magic show

I switch the real bullet and the fake

You point the barrel at me

And we see whose nerve will break

When only I know

That the real one is in my hand

It's make-believe

When I am the magician

You can gamble your life and never once fail

On a coin that has two tails

And that's the catch

The Bullet Catch

Yesterday evening

As you inspected the real one

Before I had a chance to change them

You'd already loaded up the gun

And I am The Great Whoever

So I just said 'take your aim'

Held my breath

And hoped you did the same

There's not a bone in my body gives in gracefully

You can call it the Magician In Me

And that's the catch

The Bullet Catch

I watched the rising muzzle

And your finger on the trigger

Seconds passed

And no-one spoke

The audience saw you hesitate

I stood there, looking at you

And wondered why you'd wait

I knew your nerve had broken

And I crossed the stage to you

"Don't feel bad

It's happened to others too"

You took your seat once your chance had gone

That's the only time that trick went wrong

And that's the catch

The Bullet Catch