Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen
Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen

Brilliant Disguise

Bruce Springsteen * Track #9 On Tunnel of Love

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Brilliant Disguise by Bruce Springsteen

Release Date
Sat Oct 03 1987
Performed by
Bruce Springsteen
Produced by
Bruce Springsteen & Jon Landau & Chuck Plotkin
About

After achieving record breaking success with his album Born in the U.S.A., Springsteen released a more somber, and arguably more personal album in Tunnel of Love. Brilliant Disguise is considered by many fans as the best song on Tunnel of Love, a song about a man so consumed with doubt that he think...

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Brilliant Disguise Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I hold you in my arms as the band plays
What are those words whispered, baby, just as you turn away?
I saw you last night out on the edge of town
I wanna read your mind to know just what I've got in this new thing I've found

[Chorus 1]
So tell me what I see
When I look in your eyes
Is that you, baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?

[Verse 2]
I heard somebody call your name from underneath our willow
I saw something tucked in shame underneath your pillow
Well, I've tried so hard, baby, but I just can't see
What a woman like you is doing with me

[Chorus 2]
So tell me who I see
When I look in your eyes
Is that you, baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?

[Bridge]
Now look at me, baby
Struggling to do everything right
And then it all falls apart
When out go the lights
I'm just a lonely pilgrim
I walk this world in wealth
I want to know if it's you I don't trust
'Cause I damn sure don't trust myself

[Verse 3]
Now you play the loving woman, I'll play the faithful man
But just don't look too close into the palm of my hand
We stood at the altar, the gypsy swore our future was right
But come the wee wee hours, well maybe, baby, the gypsy lied

[Chorus 3]
So when you look at me
You better look hard and look twice
Is that me, baby
Or just a brilliant disguise?

[Verse 4]
Tonight our bed is cold
I'm lost in the darkness of our love
God have mercy on the man
Who doubts what he's sure of

Brilliant Disguise Q&A

Who wrote Brilliant Disguise's ?

Brilliant Disguise was written by Bruce Springsteen.

Who produced Brilliant Disguise's ?

Brilliant Disguise was produced by Bruce Springsteen & Jon Landau & Chuck Plotkin.

When did Bruce Springsteen release Brilliant Disguise?

Bruce Springsteen released Brilliant Disguise on Sat Oct 03 1987.

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