<intro>
The tent is breathing, walls expand,
Laughter spills like blood on sand.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
The music swells, the stage ignites,
I’m trapped beneath the big top lights.
<verse>
The drums pound hard, my heart keeps pace,
Spotlights scorch my painted face.
Hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
Every echo calls my name,
But every voice just sounds the same.
Ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
Cotton clouds and carousel lies,
Now the carnival’s in my eyes.
<prechorus>
The crowd’s not real, they’re made of screams,
But I can’t wake from circus dreams.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
<chorus>
Under the big top, I can’t stop,
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
I dance till my laughter drops.
The lights are gods, the stage my tomb,
Every giggle seals my doom.
<verse>
The Ferris wheel turns slow and black,
It creaks my name, won’t bring me back.
Hee-hee-hee-ha! *<laugh>*
The popcorn burns, the banners bleed,
The tent consumes — it feeds on need.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
No ringmaster, no crowd to see,
Just endless mirrors laughing me.
<bridge>
The organs scream, the lions roar,
The ground splits open like before.
Hee-hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
I’m swallowed whole by every light,
And still I laugh into the night.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
<breakdown>
(whispered)
Step right up, you paid your fee,
Now the circus lives through me.
Hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
(voice rises)
The spotlight burns, the ropes all drop,
Under the big top — I can’t stop!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
<chorus>
Under the big top, I can’t stop,
Ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
I dance till my laughter drops.
The lights are gods, the stage my tomb,
Every giggle seals my doom.
<outro>
The tent folds in, my body fades,
Hee-hee-hee! *<laugh>*
My soul’s the spark the circus made.
Ha-ha-ha-ha! *<laugh>*
Forever caught beneath the show,
Under the big top — down below.
Drnick55
