At court, his words were widely known to be the wisest of the day The court jester had always shown the truth that no one dared to say A jolly man he was, indeed Yet, carefully his speech he chose He entertained the king and queen but naked truth covered his prose Examining his environment, the people and the kingdom’s land, the mirror image in his hand, oh, finally, he could understand Nothing is what it seems Nothing is what it used to be through the magnifying glass Nothing is what it seems Nothing is what it used to be before through the magnifying glass May reason guide you on your path One day, the cattle in the field were restless as the day turned dark The peasants saw a shadow shield that swallowed up the sun “This can’t be but a sign of God to punish us for what we’ve done …” The king and queen showed them a nod The sun in darkness shone Examining his environment … Nothing is what it seems … The court jester, he joined the crowd to solve the mystery His jolly bells, they rang so softly just like yesterday But things had changed, his words were banned Now his truth was spurned here He was not welcome in a land with a society of fear Nothing is what it seems …