[Verse 1]
I paint that grin
Cracked in the mirror
Still I spin
They clap on cue
Got my tricks
But they don’t know the bruise inside the bruise
[Pre-Chorus]
Every joke
Tastes like rust on my tongue
Every bow
Feels like chains when it’s done
[Chorus]
I am the jester
Here to make you laugh
Hold the pose tight
Never drop the mask
What an agony
All broke down
But the scene must go on
Must go on
So I play the game a little while
Till the paint runs out of this crooked smile
And you finally see the mark under the mask
Just a broken toy you wind up
Wind up
[Verse 2]
Confetti rain
Covers up the hollow in my chest
Cardboard crown
Tilted on a head that never rests
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
If I fall flat on this stage tonight
Will you still stay when they kill the lights
When the colors fade
And the crowd walks past
Will you hold the pieces
Not the act
[Chorus]