(Spoken, over eerie carnival music)
Welcome, traveler…
Take your seat.
The performance…
…is about to begin.
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Curtains rise—
the audience grins.
The mask smiles first.
The nightmare begins.
Painted faces.
Diamond eyes.
Every joke—
another dies.
Dance!
Dance upon the wire!
Every step
feeds the fire!
Laugh while kingdoms
turn to dust—
because every ending
starts with us!
HA! HA! HA!
Can you hear
the laughing god?
Every path
is just a fraud!
Run!
Hide!
Change your fate!
The final act—
still ends the same!
The stage is set!
The lights burn bright!
We’re all performers
in the endless night!
Take a bow—
before you fall!
Cegorach’s laughing…
through it all!
(Maniacal laughter echoes.)
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(BREAKDOWN)
Rip away
the painted skin!
Was it ever
you within?
Strings are cut—
yet still you dance!
Was free will
just circumstance?
The audience screams—
WE CALL IT APPLAUSE!
The blood runs red—
WE CALL IT ENCORE!
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(GUITAR SOLO)
Wild tremolo leads.
Circus organs.
Chaotic harmonics.
Laughter layered beneath the melody.
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Behind every smile—
a sharpened blade.
Behind every promise—
a masquerade.
Kings and gods
have played their parts…
Now watch us
tear apart
their hearts!
The Fool survives
when empires fall.
He knows the ending
of them all.
The Great Enemy
hungers still—
yet one clown
defies her will.
Spin!
Twirl!
Take your place!
Death is wearing
your own face!
Every tragedy,
every scar—
another scene
beneath the stars!
(Spoken softly)
You thought…
…you were watching the show.
But you’ve been part of it…
…since the curtain rose.
HA! HA! HA!
The spotlight fades.
The silence grows.
The audience…
never knows.
Who was actor?
Who was prey?
Only the Laughing God…
gets the final say.
THE SHOW…
…MUST…
…GO…
…ON!
DeltasCommander
