[Verse 1]
You spin your plates
You light your fuse
You call it fate
I call it choosing abuse
Tightrope talk
Clowns in a line
Painted smiles
All out of time
[Chorus]
Not my circus
Not my monkeys (hear me clear)
I won't bleed for borrowed chaos
Not your fear
Cut the strings
I'm walking out of your funhouse
Not my circus
Not my monkeys
I'm out
[Verse 2]
You sell your storms
Like they're the air
You beg for flames
Then cry that no one cares
Juggling blame
Like broken glass
Every cut
You call it “just a laugh”
[Chorus]
Not my circus
Not my monkeys (get it straight)
I won't dance around your drama
Your decay
Tear the posters from the wall
I'm stepping out
Not my circus
Not my monkeys
I'm out
[Bridge]
You shout
“Stay”
I mouth
“Never”
Your ring of fire
Burns its own tether
I’m not your net
I’m not your tent
I’m the door
And I’m already bent (yeah)
[Chorus]
Not my circus
Not my monkeys
I won’t stay
Every ticket that I bought
I’ve burned away
Keep your ring
Your roar
Your broken little crowd
Not my circus
Not my monkeys
I’m out
Not my circus
Not my monkeys
I’m out