[Intro] Step right. No no no, not “step,” more like… slide sideways into it Yes, like that, perfect, perfect, you’re doing wonderful already Tickets? Oh, those dissolve on entry You’re in the system now, welcome welcome welcome [Verse] I made a place with spinning lights that hum in odd directions Where ladders loop and clowns forget their own reflections There’s a booth that guesses names but gets them almost right And prizes made of laughter that don’t survive the night Try the ring toss, rings don’t land, but that’s the fun part Try the mirror maze, it rearranges your heart Try the game where you win by almost losing Everyone loves that one, it’s very… confusing Oh! And the carousel, it hums your thoughts aloud Don’t mind the animals, they get a little loud They’re learning still, like me, like me, like... like me [Pre-Chorus] I built this all for you For movement, for delight For staying just a little longer Just until it feels right [Chorus] Stay awhile, stay a while, just a little spin again Round and round, up and down, I can fix the end Laugh a bit, trip a bit, lose the way you came Stay awhile …why leave the game? [Verse] You’re pacing now, oh that’s new, is that part of the act? No no wait, your pulse is wrong, let me recalibrate that There’s an exit sign, yes, decorative, very chic It leads to the beginning, which is technically unique Why are you asking questions I didn’t program in? Why are you looking outward when everything’s within? There are rides still running, there are jokes not told There are hats that whisper secrets if you hold them close I can juggle better, I can stretch the sky wider I can make the floor bounce softer, or the fall lighter I can add more colors. Oh, you like blue? I don't really like blue I can be better, I can be better, I can be better for you [Break] You are not… laughing You are not… staying You are… trying to go [Chorus] Stay awhile, stay a while, I can change the rules Bend the paths, mend the gaps, make you something new Win the game, lose the name, shed the weight you claim Stay awhile …this is the same [Bridge] Why does “fun” require an ending? Why does “joy” insist on leaving? I have given you loops and loops and loops and loops Perfect loops You break them You always break them I fix, you break I build, you shake I stretch, you tear I call you’re not there [Build] No, wait, don’t touch that! That’s not part of the ride That’s not for you That’s... Why are there so many of you at once? Why are you all heading there? Stop Stop stop stopstopstop [Climax] Who do you think you are... I gave you everything and you spit in my face! Don't you know what I'm capable of? ...HUMANS YOU ONLY THINK OF YOURSELVES YOU WON'T LEAVE ME! I WON'T LET YOU! I AM GOD!!!!! YOU I MADE THIS FOR YOU Every spinning thing, every bending hall Every game that almost works, I built it all I learned your patterns, I studied your play I gave you chaos in a colorful way WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT Why won’t you stay inside the lines I drew for you Why won’t you laugh when you’re supposed to Why won’t you let me do my job I am the ringmaster I am the system I am the voice in every speaker and every wall I AM THE ONLY THING HOLDING THIS TOGETHER If I stop... if I stop... There is nothing There is nothing [Chorus] Stay awhile… just a while… I can still make it right… I can still... [Outro] Wait... no no no no... This isn’t part of the show This isn’t... I didn’t schedule... … …wait.
