Intro (whisper)
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
“Boys and girls…”
“The show… is about… to begin…”
(Circus organ begins, chains rattle.)
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Verse 1
Step right in…
Don’t be shy…
Leave your halo…
Watch it die…
Velvet curtains…
Black parade…
Every smile…
Was hand-made…
Broken mirrors…
Call your name…
Nothing leaves…
Quite the same…
Buy your ticket…
Take your seat…
Feel the rhythm…
Feel the heat…
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Pre-Chorus
The carousel…
Begins to spin…
Once you’re inside…
The circus wins…
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Chorus
WELCOME TO MY CARNIVAL!
WELCOME TO MY FUNERAL!
Raise your hands…
Join the choir…
Dance inside the fire!
I’M THE RING MASTER OF THE DAMNED!
Every scream…
Every scar…
Made me who I am!
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Verse 2
Marionettes…
Cut their strings…
Broken angels…
Lost their wings…
Every doll…
Found a voice…
Now the monsters…
Make the choice…
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Breakdown
(Everything stops except the kick drum.)
One…
Two…
Three…
Smile…
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Deathcore Breakdown
MOVE!
MOVE!
MOVE!
EVERYBODY TO THE PIT!
Burn the circus…
Break the cage…
Let the damned…
Take the stage!
Toybox!
Massacre!
Ringmaster!
Forever!
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Final Chorus
WELCOME TO MY CARNIVAL!
Every ghost…
Every clown…
Every soul…
Is family now…
I don’t run…
I don’t hide…
I built this kingdom…
From the other side…
I’M THE RING MASTER…
OF THE DAMNED!
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Outro
(Music box returns.)
“Thank you…”
“For attending…”
“The show…”
(Children laugh as the music box slows to a stop.)
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