What's the Trick?

by Jack White

From the album: Fear of the Dawn

Track 8 of 12 on Fear of the Dawn (2022).

Duration: 3:34

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Lyrics for What's the Trick?

What's the trick? In making my love stick What's the trick? Two gentlemen of elegant appearance In a state of bustitude I give them coffee-colored crystals That'll change their attitude I'm using appropriate compression for My inappropriate confessions for Someone I guess who might need it more I don't even know what I'm doing it for This is my first My worst My past And my last Imperfect effort One hundred insults Left on my windshield in the morning Release my beast 'Cause the rain never came and washed them away If I die tomorrow, what did I do today? You want fresh air? You won't find it this way Check your left Check your right Check your rear-view mirror Check it every night Stomping on a box that I thought was empty But there was something sharp inside Something sharp inside Sharp inside Quit bolting your food Don't be rude Plus one and minus one equals zero That's a defeatist attitude I'm sick of this Dead to the world, but Not to you, but I'm dead to the world, but Not to you What's the trick? To making my love stick What's the trick? Ah What's the trick? What's the trick? In making my love stick What's the trick?

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More from Fear of the Dawn

  1. Taking Me Back
  2. Fear Of The Dawn
  3. The White Raven
  4. Hi-De-Ho
  5. Eosophobia
  6. Into the Twilight
  7. Dusk
  8. What's the Trick?
  9. That Was Then, This is Now
  10. Eosophobia - Reprise
  11. Morning, Noon and Night
  12. Shedding My Velvet