Nur Ein X - The Average Circus

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Nur Ein X - The Average Circus

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At the average circus
We're fumbling like clowns
The lion tamer's boots are missing
And the lion's not around

It's the average circus
The trapeze act has the flu
His leotard is too small
And the nets are sagging too

There's a chance
That it might
All go horribly wrong
But you won't get a refund
The cashier's long gone

Oh the average circus
Was made for me and you
There's plenty of popcorn
And all the seats have a perfect view


At the average circus
The elephant is off the ball
The contortionist is stuck
And the tight rope took a fall

At our average circus
The tent was repossessed
The money lenders took our big top
And left us to get wet

The town won't have us
And we're barred from the village hall
It's not much of a circus
We're just jugglers against the wall

But I've got you, you've got me
And we'll go down in history
As the average circus
People don't mind to go and see

Yeah I've got you, you've got me
And we'll go down in history
As the average circus
People don't mind to go and see

They don't mind
They don't mind
People don't mind going to see us
The don't mind
People don't mind at all
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Our trucks pull in at dawn
We climb out slowly, stretch and yawn
Our coffee's black. Fire up the lifts!
Hike up your pants! Help me with this!
We're gonna fill this empty lot

Strong men carry truss
More than enough to bury us
Contortionists bolt it together
Bright red tent to block bad weather
We're setting bleachers up

We're playing in your town
The critics claim we're a bunch of clowns
They may be right
So put your rubber noses on
Sour-faces cynics try to jerk us
Calling us the average circus
We don't care
We're having lots of fun

Fire dancer rigging lights
Acrobats working at heights
Run DMX and Edison
So we can rake in Benjamins
Big big show tonight

Minutes to the show
We're all amped up, ready to go
So hit the lights, crank up the sound
Our makeup's right, send in the clowns
Let's go, let's go, let's go [let's go!]

We're playing in your town
The show is on and I'm a clown
Face painted white
I got my rubber nose stuck on
Sour-faces cynics try to jerk us
Calling us the average circus
We don't care
We're having lots of fun

Silly man, aiming for the heights
[Might not achieve it]
A different town tomorrow night
Believe it!

We're playing in your town
The show is on and I'm a clown
Face painted white
I got my rubber nose stuck on
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na average circus
We don't care
We're having lots of fun
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THE AVERAGE CIRCUS
TOBY ROKTOT
INTRO
V1. THE BIG TOP ISN'T SO BIG....OUR FAT LADY COULD GAIN A FEW POUNDS
WE DON'T ARRIVE IN FANCY RIGS...WHEN WE VISIT ALL THE SMALL TOWNS
THE LION IS A LITTLE TOO TAME....HE REALLY DOESN'T LIKE TO ROAR
WE DON'T HAVE THE LATEST GAMES...OUR FREAK SHOW COULD USE A FEW MORE

CH. WE'RE THE AVERAGE CIRCUS TRYIN' TO MAKE IT IN A CYBER CONNECTED WORLD
HOLDING ON TO HOPES AND DREAMS.. LIKE A STARRY EYED SCHOOL GIRL
THE AVERAGE CIRCUS WON'T ALWAYS.. AMAZE THE CROWD
BUT WE WORK HARD EVERYDAY.. JUST TO HEAR THE KIDS, LAUGH OUT LOUD

V2. RINGMASTER'S TOP HAT IS A LITTLE WORN...BUT YOU'LL NEVER HEAR HIM COMPLAIN
LUNCH IS A BAG OF STALE POPCORN.. AND WE ALL PRAY FOR NO RAIN
TOMORROW, WE HOPE FOR ANOTHER GOOD.. GREET YOU WITH A SMILE
COME ONE, COME ALL, WALK OUR MIDWAY.. SEE OUR MIRACLE HALF MILE

CH. WE'RE THE AVERAGE CIRCUS TRYIN' TO MAKE IT IN A CYBER CONNECTED WORLD
HOLDING ON TO HOPES AND DREAMS.. LIKE A STARRY EYED SCHOOL GIRL
THE AVERAGE CIRCUS WON'T ALWAYS.. AMAZE THE CROWD
BUT WE WORK HARD EVERYDAY.. JUST TO HEAR THE KIDS, LAUGH OUT LOUD

BR. HURRY...HURRY GET YOUR TICKETS...BEFORE WE'RE ALL GONE
SMELL THE SAWDUST...TOUCH AN ELEPHANT TUSK
WE'LL BE A MEMORY....LIKE YESTERDAY'S PAPER IN THE BIN....
WE'LL BE A MEMORY BEFORE TOO LONG....

CH. THE AVERAGE CIRCUS WON'T ALWAYS.. AMAZE THE CROWD
BUT WE WORK HARD EVERYDAY.. JUST TO HEAR THE KIDS, LAUGH OUT LOUD
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(Verse)

I was walking down the main drag like I always do.
Haunting all the same old shops,
when something stopped me dead in my shoes.

There on the door of my favorite bar
was a sign that say:
"Make way for a brand new bank
and a condo, too"

Guess that's what passes for progress these days

There's not much left that's worth a damn
and there's less and less all the time.
A suckers born every minute,
they're gonna follow so blind.
So there's no one left to stand up for what's right.

(Chorus)

Daddy always used to say,
"It's an average circus out there, son.
There's no place left for honest folks like us."

(Instrumental)

(Chorus)
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Nick Soma - The Average Circus

Made a trip to Earth in my UFO,
Ready to see the circus show
They said it's fantastic some time ago
And they're the Great Council, they must know

But now I find it all too tame
The artists bore me, the show is lame
They only work and eat and sleep
Just promises they cannot keep
I'm so tired of the Milky Way
I should have gone to Centaurus A
I'd much rather visit the Black Eye
This sub-par circus makes me cry-i-yyyy

Meh, meh, meh!
Meeheheeehhheeeeh, meh, meh, meh!

The dancers suck, the sound is bad
The way they talk, it drives me mad
Their pets, their houses, and their streets
Their whole damn planet's obsolete

And yes, it's hard, for sure I know
To put on an awesome circus show
But here on Earth, they don't even try
It bores me so I'm gonna die-i-iiiee

Meh, meh, meh!
Meeheheeehhheeeeeh, meh, meh, meh!

Their costumes are so 95.010*
And that trick, what was that year again?
Like, back when Gloovrapyre** was young
And, you know, that's been really long
The way they laugh, the way they smile
The way they blink, so out of style
Dumb and boring don't make a clown
This circus really gets me down!

Meeheheeehhheeeeeh, meh, meh, meh!
Meeheheeehhheeeeeh, meh, meh, meh!
Meeheheeehhheeeeeh, meh, meh, meh!
Meeheheeehhheeeeeh, meh, meh, meh!
(...)

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* In T'mooyah years.

** T'mooyahi actor who achieved his biggest success with 'Sheeyamla Oohvyee N'am' back in 93.230 – a very, very, very long time ago.
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we like to think that we are something different
our lives have a very special purpose.

but we're just the average circus
like so many that have come before
just another average circus
clowns like us are certainly numerous.

dancing down the funky road of derangement
searching for the spark we can not purchase.

but we're just the average circus
like so many that have come before
just another average circus
not a genius like ol' pythagoras.

just the average circus
like so many that have come before
just another average circus
left behind like the brontosaurus.
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The Average Circus - Frankie Big Face

Taking commands from a man with a mustache
Balance on the ball
Averting my eyes from the camera flash
Balance on the ball
Balance on the ball

Dancing a waltz with a fake Cinderella
Balance on two legs
Gripping the knob of an open umbrella
Balance on two legs
Balance on two legs

You put me in this average circus
But I am not the average bear
My heart bleeds for Mother Russia
One day yours will do the same

You put me in this average circus
But I am not the average bear
Bars of steel and whips of leather
Mother Russia won't be tamed

Circling the ring being chased by a monkey
Balance on the bike
Pick up the speed don't let them outrun me
Balance on the bike
Balance on the bike

You put me in this average circus
But I am not the average bear
My heart bleeds for my Mother Russia
One day yours will do the same

You put me in this average circus
But I am not the average bear
Bars of steel and whips of leather
Mother Russia won't be tamed

You put me in this average circus
But I am not the average bear
My heart bleeds for my Mother Russia
One day yours will do the same
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Am Am E E

Am Em
It’s the average circus
wherever you go
no way to avoid it
you’re stuck in the show

Dm Em x3 Am
You know that they love you
if they can’t look away
they’ll follow you breathless
but just for today

Intro

It’s not complicated
the drama’s the same
all this heightened consumption
can make a meal out of fame

Gm Am
Building an empire takes dedication
a lack of privacy in every occasion
a tax deduction your life is a business
branding your actions like a marketing gymnast

Solo: Dm Am x3 Am-Em-

Its the average circus
it’s worth the price to get in
you’re in the eye of the public
they want to live in your skin

You know that they love you
and they won’t go away
it’s the average circus
addicted to fame
addicted to fame
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The Average Circus - Paco del Stinko

Crimson ribbons stream in the air
Crunching cartilege fistfuls of hair
Screams of torment and laughter at rain
Flicker light hallways echo the pain

And every day is the same

Broken wires dropping the ball
Fearful and lazy avoiding the call
Crawling uphill on a flat plane
Youthful and vigorous tired and lame

And every day is the same


The show never ends - The tents don't come down
See the screw eater smiling - Watch the elepahant drown
Fire breathing un-noticed - Tie a rope 'round your neck
Giant monster goes floating - An anonymous speck
And we all see it happen
But we're no longer laughing

Speaking Swahili as secret code
Chair in the dark to hide eyes when closed
Cereal, crackers, and ginger Champagne
Freedom from misery open a vein

And every day is the same
Bringin' the stink since 2006.
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The Average Circus - Carlo Bruno Jr.

We will behave, talk and think like a penguin
Anything else we can call freaky monster

Holy middle of the pack
As gray as much we can
As far from alpha as from omega

First of all, no one cut above the rest
No one has his own criteria

Holy middle of the pack
As gray as much we can
As far from alpha as from omega

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Average Circus

Average weight, average height
Average lifespan

Come on boy, come on girl
Let's make average babies
Make average babies
Make everything average
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Post by à tous les monsieurs »

Band: à tous les monsieurs
Song: The Average Circus
Challenge: Discarded bike pump. The sound can be found in the B
section of the tune.

A1:
He ain’t got much that’s goin’ down
A stable job, an average clown
Keeps it simple, won’t make waves
Since the beasts have gone away.
Away
To stay
Away
To stay
Away

A2:
The elephants no longer roam
Their big top tent, the Barnum dome
The protesters made sure of that
They robbed them from their habitat
The beasts
Can’t roam
Robbed from
Their home
Their home

B:
Nous sommes se il vous plaît de vous présenter ‘a tous les monsieurs’

What’s a show, that’s not a show?
ce est un spectacle
3x

ce est un spectacle qui ne est pas un spectacle

A3:
Not much to this Ringling town
Since PETA came and done their rounds
The average circus is now the norm
The greatest show is now no more
no more
no more
no more
no more
no more
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The Average Circus
by Boffo Yux Dudes

The Circus is in town!

Hello! Roll up! Ladies and Gentlemen, You are about to see the most average, the most unexciting, the most mediocre circus in the world!

Hello! Roll up!Prepare to be slightly astounded!
You'll see things barely interesting; I doubt your senses are confounded!
A strong man lifting 50 pounds will glue you to your seats!
Our fire-eater uses just a Zippo; you'll barely feel the heat!

A lady with a slight mustache will drop your jaw in awe!
Our plain and sugarless fried dough will get stuck in your craw!
You'll chuckle at our four clowns crammed inside a minivan!
Our animals are all untrained; don't get mauled if you can!

Chorus:
Roll up and see the average circus
If you're looking for a very small thrill!
It's not worth your time or money
But take them both, we will!

The World's Tallest Midgets, 5 foot 7, if an inch
are a guaranteed distraction for five seconds, it's a cinch!
Pierre, the Tightrope walker, defies death every night
Balancing two feet from the ground, a thrilling, brave new height!

Our trapeze artist hasn't caught a person yet all year
Wear a poncho; random body parts might wind up in your beer!
We guarantee our acts will fill your day with loads of fun
And if they don't, eh, too bad, 'cause we sure don't give refunds!

Roll up and see the average circus
If you're looking for a very small thrill!
It's not worth your time or money
But take them both, we will!

Roll up!

That's the Magic of the circus.
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Meow meow
Rawr
Meow meow meow
Rawr
MEOW MEOW MEOW

Meow meow meow
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Balance Lost

I hadn't even opened my eyes
By the time you pulled back the shower curtain
In a minute I heard the car door slam
I knew for certain
We would return by 6pm
And fall down on the bed
With your shoes more broken in
And do it all again

Come one, come all to the average circus
I'm little more than a maverick worker bee
No entry fee, don't know what you'll get
But the show sure as hell ain't free
So come to the average circus
We spend time gathering purposes
To live our lives with no direction
'Cause somebody else drives

The war on television was lost so I
Acquiesced so quietly
Bring myself up to speed
To be immune from spoilers
Supermarket aisles are the new arcades
I watched you waste away
Why wait until tomorrow
When you can buy today

Come one, come all to the average circus
I'm more than a maverick worker bee
No entry fee, don't know what you'll get
But the show sure as hell ain't free
So come to the average circus
We spend time gathering purposes
To live our lives with no direction
'Cause somebody else drives
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DJRD

We've already been through this before.
I've said all the same words and shut every door.
but surely someday you'll head straight back for more,
because that's just the average circus.

So put on your makeup and paste on that smile.
Step right on up and I'll try not to cry
and we can pretend that we're staying this time
for a while in your average circus.

You can tell your lies and I'll believe mine.
Maybe it'll last awhile--I see us flying
and I'm doing fine ...

Trash is what trash does and you throw it away.
Out of sight, out of mind--and you keep it that way,
but how clean are you at the end of the day
if you play in this average way?

I wait around for the lights to come up.
Step right up, yeah-yeah, the show must go on playing!
Time is not on my side ...

We've already been at this parade
and I've been booed off this particular stage.
Sooner or later, you run out of brave
and go back to the way you came ...

it's all just your average circus
it's all just your average circus
all just your average circus ...
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How we gonna get there I don't know, the place where lions roar all for the show
Come along with me and what you will find, crazy people dancing that are out of their minds

(instrumental garbage – sampled aluminum can flick, glass bottle tink, and plastic bottle shaker)


Elephants dance while wearing silly pants, magicians that put you into a trance
Don’t you dare blink don't miss a thing, a tiger could jump through a fiery ring

At the circus, it's the place to be
At the circus, never know what you'll see
At the circus, it's near your town
At the circus, oh you might see a clown

There's no place I'd rather be, with you in my company
There's no place I'd rather be, than at the average circus with you and me
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The Average Circus
by Rabid Garfunkel

This is the average circus
Where living is a crime
This is the average circus
And we're all on borrowed time

Walking down the street
With a gun in my hand
Things never seem to work out
Just the way you planned

Steal from the rich
And give to the poor
It don't make no difference
'Cause they always want some more

Try to do the right thing
But it always end up wrong
I guess it doesn't matter
'Cause you won't be here for long

Standing at the counter
Pointing at his head
He just stares with cold dead eyes
His life he never led

(mylar+comb kazoo-thing raspberry)
This is the average circus
Where living is a crime
This is the average circus
And we're all on borrowed time
And we're all on borrowed time
We're all on borrowed time
We're all on borrowed time
We're all on borrowed time
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The Average Circus
by Touched By "Touched By An Angel"

(Ultron: "I'm going to show you something beautiful. Everyone screaming, for mercy!")

Chorus
I have assembled and I’m out on a mission
I came to compete but there’s no competition
This game’s got more clowns than the average circus
So take a step back while I show you how to work this

Well, you’re Adam and I’m adamant that your song blows
Balance Lost is right, it’s like he already knows
Boffo Yux Dudes, not boffo, no yucks!
Carlo Bruno Jr. man your song just sucks

Prog rock is lame, you cave dwelling babies
Denise gets a pass cause I don’t diss this ladies
Zero, DuToVa, that’s what you’re winning chance is
frankie big face? No! I’m calling you Francis! (FRANCIS!)

Chorus
I have assembled and I’m out on a mission
I came to compete but there’s no competition
This game’s got more clowns than the average circus
So take a step back while I show you how to work this

(crinkling a Street Spirit newspaper from our trash)
(Ultron: "Everyone screaming")
(Ultron: "Everyone screaming")

Inflatable Vegetables gonna get deflated
In the home stretch Ken always gets invalidated
Manhattan Glutton? More like glutton for punishment
Wake up Mike Sams, yo you sound somnambulant

Meow meow meow, meow meow meow Mr. Meow
Your song is a joke but it beats Nick Soma’s somehow
Orange Lazarus, nice reference to Pete and Pete
But your song and Paco’s are Stinko del feet

Chorus
I have assembled and I’m out on a mission
I came to compete but there’s no competition
This game’s got more clowns than the average circus
So take a step back while I show you how to work this

(ripping a Street Spirit newspaper from our trash)
(Ultron: "Everyone screaming")

Animal control, put down this Rabid Garfunkel
Ross Durand, you’re like my stoned hippie uncle
Spitting rhymes so hot they melt The Chocolate Chips
Toby Roktot, rock not, please quit!

TB"TBAA" never one to boast
Near the finish line, two suckers left to toast
Paging Mr. Facco, please bring me a taco
a tout les monsieurs, yeah that song's pretty good

I have assembled and I’m out on a mission
I came to compete but there’s no competition
This game’s got more clowns than the average circus
So take a step back while I show you how to work this

(crinkling a Street Spirit newspaper from our trash)
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Well the tall man
Is 5 foot eight
And the Great Mysterioso
He ain't really that great
The bearded woman's just the ringmaster's grandma,
Who hasn't waxed
And you look at the ticket and you realize
You can't ask for your money back

Cause this is the
Average Circus
No hyperbole
Everybody in there is pretty much the same as you and me
Well there's just one ring
Cause that's what you get when you
Divide three by three
It's the average circus
Whooopeee

The tight wire
Is two feet high
They might slip and fall
But there ain't no risk that anybody will die
And the elephants just walk around
And the lions they just lie
And the big top is kinda medium
And no one has to ask why

Chorus

The average circus is pretty much all around
Turn on the news on the tv and it's full of clowns
Who want your vote or want your dollar
Nary a hero to be found
No flying man or human cannonball
All are feet are down here planted firmly on the ground


Chorus
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Re: Nur Ein X - The Average Circus

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Ross wrote:Well the tall man
Is 5 foot eight
And the Great Mysterioso
He ain't really that great
The bearded woman's just the ringmaster's grandma,
Who hasn't waxed
And you look at the ticket and you realize
You can't ask for your money back

Cause this is the
Average Circus
No hyperbole
Everybody in there is pretty much the same as you and me
Well there's just one ring
Cause that's what you get when you
Divide three by three
It's the average circus
Whooopeee

The tight wire
Is two feet high
They might slip and fall
But there ain't no risk that anybody will die
And the elephants just walk around
And the lions they just lie
And the big top is kinda medium
And no one has to ask why

Chorus

The average circus is pretty much all around
Turn on the news on the tv and it's full of clowns
Who want your vote or want your dollar
Nary a hero to be found
No flying man or human cannonball
All are feet are down here planted firmly on the ground
Chorus
GAH! You stole the lyrics out of my head :) I wrote the second half of my song first, which has the listener walking around the carney games outside the circus after they see everything you wrote in the first part of my song. We should have teamed up! Obviously I'm not submitting my song, but I wrote this:

Step right up. Your first game, here we go.
We playing tic-tac-toe with paper and pencil.
Stalemate. You win an imaginary prize
that you can trade for a large or small size.

Next we go to play whack-a-mole.
All the moles out the hole and competition was a no-show.
Another prize is yours. Hold it tight.
At this rate, we'll run out before tonight.

Break a plate into pieces. Use your hand.
Dunk a man by push-button into sand.
His feet land safe. The tank is overfilled.
Spray a dot with water but the balloon stays still.

Over here is where you get your face paint.
We do three-sided shapes that look great.
Our selling point is our low objectives.
Ping-pong balls and goldfish? Unimpressive!

"Two, one, GO!" yells the carnie barker.
Three-legged race without a partner.
Toss a penny on a table, make sure it don't fall.
The table's huge, shouldn't be hard at all.

The ferris wheel is two feet in diameter.
Up, down, once. Just like our roller coaster.
The spinning swing doesn't lift your toes
and the super slide goes kinda slow.

No tickets given out. No prizes to carry.
That just means your arms won't get wary.
Anticlimactic ain't the word for it.
Don't forget, we're just an average circus.

-jd0
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Re: Nur Ein X - The Average Circus

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Cavedwellers_The Average Circus

Verse One
See her over there
Have another drink
Don't know what to say
Don't know what to think
Don't know why I do it every weekend

She don't even care
As I plead my case
She looks at her phone
I look at her face
Maybe I should find another big top

Pre-Chorus One
I will hold on tightly
Everything gets frightening

Chorus
We could escape this
The average circus
If you would only just
State your purpose
Take your time, take it in
Honey, don't be nervous

Verse Two
Walking on a wire
Dangerously high
Peacocking for her
What else can I try?
I'm the guy competing with the strongman

Elephants are here
Dancing in the room
Clowns are in a car
Then we hear a boom
I see somebody flying in the air

Pre-Chorus Two
I will let go slightly
Feel the tension tightening

Chorus

Bridge
You've got to know
Which way is up despite perception
'cause if you miss
You might just fall in two directions

Verse Three
Main attraction here
Spotlight shines on you
Sweet ventriloquist
Dummy as it were
Hoping just to try and make the lips move

Pre-Chorus Three
I will let go slightly
Feel the tension tightening

Chorus

Chorus
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Re: Nur Ein X - The Average Circus

Post by MichaelJSamuels »

Sorry for the late post, I only just joined the forum (probably just in time to get eliminated--can't believe how awesome everyone's production sounds--hoping I can hang long enough for some of that know how to rub off, though I guess we'll see soon enough).

V1:
I saw a sign that said the circus had come to town,
I had the time to while away so I went down

PC:
Acrobats and sad clowns,
Old cats on the way out,
Tamers with no whip,
A ringmasters faked wonder,
Colors any other day,
Would let me drift away,

Ch:
All that noise,
All that sound,
Hardly hide the truth that's all around,
Or let me forget,
A day to day that's not yet old,
But not quite young,
Surely though the show has just begun

V2:
How all those lights can cast a glow that turns your world red,
But can't outshine the burn or help you keep your head at night,

PC2:
Elephants and Jugglers,
Dance around each other,
Children scream for sound,
A ringmasters faked wonder,
Colors any other day,
Would let me drift away,

Ch2

Outro:
At the average circus,
No one swings from ropes,
They just hang,
They just hang,
And the band plays on and on,
Banging on a trash can for a drum...
Bang bang bang..
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