[Verse 1] Red curtain breathin' Dust in my teeth You paid for a ticket To watch me bleed Silver tongue serpent Curl in my grin Smile like an angel Drag you right in [Pre-Chorus] You clap when I cut You cheer when I choke Who's holdin' the leash When I own your hope? (yeah) [Chorus] Step right up to the meat parade (hey!) You pull the strings while I misbehave I twist I writhe You can't look away Who's the beast Who's the blade At the meat parade? (meat parade) Say my name Let your throat run dry You feed the fire while I drain your eyes We trade our souls for a cheap charade Who's the slave Who's the saint At the meat parade? [Verse 2] Black lace halo Ash on my tongue Every word sugar ’til your nerves go numb You love how I stagger Right on the edge But I'm in your head With a gun to your pledge [Pre-Chorus] You laugh when I snap You rise when I fall Who's hooked on the hurt When you crave it all? (oh yeah) [Chorus] Step right up to the meat parade (hey!) You pull the strings while I misbehave I twist I writhe You can't look away Who's the beast Who's the blade At the meat parade? (meat parade) Kiss my crown made of rust and wire You’re in the pit But you call me liar We trade control like a fairground game Who's the hand Who's the chain At the meat parade? [Bridge] [Drums lurch into jagged Off-kilter pattern Guitars warp and stutter] Left Right Wrong Right You say "jump" I bare my bite Echo in your skull My laugh Hit rewind Cut you in half "I own you"—your voice Not mine Puppet grin carved in your spine Mirror on the stage Crack Crawl Who’s pulling who When we both want the fall? (fall, fall, fall) [Chorus] Step right up to the meat parade (hey!) You pull the strings while I misbehave I twist I writhe You can't look away Who's the beast Who's the blade At the meat parade? (meat parade) Scream my words 'til you taste my throat Wear my sin like a Sunday coat We trade our names Let ’em rot and fade Who's the crowd Who's the plague At the meat parade? [Outro] [Tempo staggers Feedback blooms Vocals fracturing] Hands in the air Or around my neck? Can't tell the curse From the side effect One more chant And we sound the same You in my veins Me in your brain (hey) Round and round ’til the lights all drown I am your voice You are my sound Meat parade Meat parade (you own me) (I own you) Meat parade…
