baby the circus has come to town
and i'm the main event
spinning around on the edge of your seat
watching the birth of deceit
the lights ignite
and the fires turn on
burning into your corneas
what the hell is going on?
baby the circus has come to town
and dub me insane
but this is the tent of champagne
so you'll pop the corks
and the glass will overflow
as if your brain
is spilling out all it used to know
the acrobat flips
the crowd cheers
it sounds quite like screaming
and the animals come out to play
and here dead in the dust they will lay
corpses rotting
such a sight!
the crowd cheers
the clowns begin to fight
the house is in flames
let us begin!
the brain games
the room is spinning
the aerialist is hanging
on the door something is banging
red and blue lights flash from afar
their eyes are spinning
no one knows who they are
the crowd screams
the circus has won
the body falls from a trapdoor above
for baby the circus is in town
and i am the main event
come one, come all!
see the darling kid
put up her mind for bid!
come one, come all!
see the main event!
watch the girl in the rags
watch how the chains fly!
come one, come all, she whispers
come one, come all
see the main event
come one, come all! the stadium bellows
come one, come all!
baby the circus has come to town
and i'm the main event
watch the girl with strings on her wrists
watch her dance!
watch her play, watch her fight!
for control of her mind!
please, she begs, just for one night
but her cries are not heard
for the crowd is cheering too loud
no one can here her scream
they're enjoying the show
this is what's it's like
to grow up in a circus
you can scream and you can cry
but the crowd will still cheer, pretend they don't hear
as your body drops to the floor and you die
well, you didn't die
it's just that
nothing that's yours
is really truly yours
nothing you own
is truly yours
she falls unconscious and the crowd cheers
they tie strings around her joints
she'll wake up soon
an endless loop for eternity
orbiting around the things that are killing her
pulled by strings gravity
come one, come all!
see the main event!
watch the strings pull and push
watch the tears slip from her closed eyes!
oh how talented she must be
to be unconscious yet still cry!
oh how fucked up the circus is
to sit there and watch her lack of control
her mind is not hers
it never was
you think you pull the strings
but you are nothing but a marionette
BABY THE CIRCUS HAS COME TO TOWN
AND I'M THE MAIN EVENT
COME ONE, COME ALL!
WATCH THE BODY HANG LIMP
COME ONE, COME ALL!
WATCH HER TURN AND SNAP
WATCH THE NEEDLE GO THROUGH HER SKIN
WATCH HER EYES TURN TO FLAMES OF GREEN
COME ONE COME ALL
WATCH THE CIRCUS THAT IS MY LIFE
PULL THE STRINGS
CHOOSE MY CHOICES FOR ME
CONTROL MY MIND CONTROL MY ACTIONS
OH , C O M E O N E C O M E A L L
WATCH ME SUFFER IN SILENCE
COME ONE COME ALL
WATCH THE NEEDLE GO THROUGH MY NECK
COME ONE COME ALL
WATCH AS I LOSE CONTROL
THE DEMONS ARE SPINNING ON TOPS
THEYRE DANCING IN MY MIND
OH THE PERFECT CHOIR OF IMPERFECTION
LISTEN TO THE VOICES
HEAR THE PERCEPTION
IT DOES NOT MATTER
SHE DOES NOT BELONG TO HERSELF
OH COME ONE COME ALL
WATCH THE MAIN EVENT
WATCH THE DEMONS SUMMON A BALLROOM
LOOK AT HER PURE WHITE DRESS SPLATTERED IN BLOOD
WATCH HER WALTZ OVER THE CLIFF
WATCH HER TEETER ON THE EDGE
FOR FALL CAN MEAN SOMETHING THAT HAS COLLAPSED
OR IT COULD MEAN
HAVING CLAWS SINK INTO YOUR HEAD
AND WATCHING THE VENOM FLOW
IT COULD MEAN THAT YOU HAVE FALLEN FROM GRACE
FROM HOPE
FROM HAPPINESS
it could mean that you have given up
and lent them control
no, given
let yourself be the marionette, kid
oh, how it is easier
how it is so fun to watch this show
the popcorn isn't popcorn
don't put that in your mouth
oh how it's fun to lose control
how it's fun to learn to dance—
and she wakes up in her bedroom
with star-covered sheets
and though she is awake
the nightmare starts all over again
when you are young
you wish for your dreams to come true
well, they have
but the stars snickered as you wished upon them
for such a thing
they burned brighter as you wished
for nightmares are dreams too
and this is reality
the bruises will stay
the scars will stick
the memories will reside
you are orbiting around your own destruction
the architect has taken
and your head hangs limp as blood pools from your mouth
it's okay, they say, it's okay
it is just a dream
jsut flose youreyws
tjey dinr want you ro knwo
your stuck in an endless loop
of madness
welcome to wonderland, alice
