[Intro]
Welcome to the circus
Tickets paid in scars
Step right up
My darlings
We make legends out of hard parts (hey!)
[Verse 1]
Grease paint
Battle braids
Old jacket
Mama’s name frayed
She said
“Stand tall
Don’t fade”
So I carved that into my veins
Rust nail necklace on my chest
Crowd roar climbing
Breath compressed
Every bruise a family crest
I walk the wire
I never rest
[Chorus]
Welcome to the circus
This is our side
Bloodline banners hanging high in my eyes
Every fall
Every fight
Feeds our fire
I carry all their voices in this choir
Welcome to the circus
We don’t hide
If I swing
Then my whole clan swings beside
Laugh or scream
You’re still under our sky
Welcome to the circus
Welcome to our pride
[Verse 2]
Lion’s cage
I hold the key
Taught to snarl before I could read
Gran’s ring wrapped in tape on my fist
She said
“Turn every doubt to a twist”
Spotlight cuts like a blade
I chew fear
Spit it back as rage
They tried to shame our name in the dust
Now they pay to watch us rise from the rust (yeah)
[Chorus]
Welcome to the circus
This is our side
Bloodline banners hanging high in my eyes
Every fall
Every fight
Feeds our fire
I carry all their voices in this choir
Welcome to the circus
We don’t hide
If I swing
Then my whole clan swings beside
Laugh or scream
You’re still under our sky
Welcome to the circus
Welcome to our pride
[Bridge]
I hear my sister in the stands
My father’s ghost in every chant
We were the joke
We were the trick
Now we’re the teeth
The claws
The risk
Step in the ring
Look in my face
You see a whole house
Not just one name
Family inked in bone and bark
We turn this tent into a blazing ark (woah)
[Chorus]
Welcome to the circus
This is our side
Bloodline banners hanging high in my eyes
Every fall
Every fight
Feeds our fire
I carry all their voices in this choir
Welcome to the circus
We don’t hide
If I swing
Then my whole clan swings beside
Laugh or scream
You’re still under our sky
Welcome to the circus
Welcome to our pride