Center Ring (Remastered) - Crimson Carnival

A dark cabaret carnival opens with urgent piano, upright bass, and quirky, swinging percussion, Brass and woodwinds interject with playful, eerie motifs, The ringmaster’s voice is theatrically front and center, while calliope and glockenspiel add a twisted, lively bounce to each chorus

[verse]

Lights begin to rise
my pretty flowers
Familiar faces all around
I raise my hand to
look at all of you
I've seen most of you before!

looking straight at you
I grin wide
a shaft of light shines
only on you

I've got a liar
and I don't believe you
silk and ashes on your sleeve
what did you do?
Drinking wine before the daybreaks
is this round two?

[chorus]
'Saints' and sinners all around know
In the ring you're gonna be the show
where every pretty secret gets a bow
Come on down
little Poppet dear
center ring
don't you ever fear
down you go to where you know
you were always meant to go.
("Didn't do it", "Wasn't me")
"I believe you, "wasn't me"
Roll my eyes so you can see
right to hell by your decree.

[verse]
Over here there's no disguise
from the fate she wants to hide
you couldn't get attention that you craved
so you pushed him down towards his grave

and then there is you, my brother dear
Who you told her that she shouldn't fear
Just in her head she was betrayed
in that bed in which you laid.

He's a liar when he went and played
she's a killer always throwing shade
but there's more in this parade
from the path you all have strayed!

[chorus]
'saints' and sinners all around you know
In this ring it's you that's now the show
step right up, go on and take a bow
Poppet dear
now just come on down
Center ring
now smile, don't you frown
go on down to where it is you know
where you were always meant to go
("I was framed," "it wasn't me!")
"What a lie," "it wasn't me!"
Roll my eyes so you can see
Your name in lights on the marquee

[bridge]
Here's my cup
I raise it up to you
shh
don't wail your wasted tears
...
fill right up
and let ferment
'Cuz of you I can't relent!
You'll be here 'till you can repent
Poppet dear, 
oh now don't you see?
The ticket? Made by thee

[chorus]
'saints' and sinners all around you know
In this ring you are now the show
Settle in and stand within the glow
Stand right here
Little poppet dear
Center ring
put you on display
go on down to where it is you know
where you'll be the focus of the show
("Not my fault," "It was someone else")
"What a fib," "It was someone else"
Roll my eyes so you can see
my wide grin, 'cuz I can see

("Someone else," "got the wrong guy")
...
oh my god another one

("Not involved," "can't prove a thing")
...
Oh you're right I just like to sing.

("Wasn't even there," "didn't mean to go")
...
Oh is that so?
...
Heard it all, don't you know?

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[verse] Lights begin to rise my pretty flowers Familiar faces all around I raise my hand to look at all of you I've seen most of you before! looking straight at you I grin wide a shaft of light shines only on you I've got a liar and I don't believe you silk and ashes on your sleeve what did you do? Drinking wine before the daybreaks is this round two? [chorus] 'Saints' and sinners all around know In the ring you're gonna be the show where every pretty secret gets a bow Come on down little Poppet dear center ring don't you ever fear down you go to where you know you were always meant to go. ("Didn't do it", "Wasn't me") "I believe you, "wasn't me" Roll my eyes so you can see right to hell by your decree. [verse] Over here there's no disguise from the fate she wants to hide you couldn't get attention that you craved so you pushed him down towards his grave and then there is you, my brother dear Who you told her that she shouldn't fear Just in her head she was betrayed in that bed in which you laid. He's a liar when he went and played she's a killer always throwing shade but there's more in this parade from the path you all have strayed! [chorus] 'saints' and sinners all around you know In this ring it's you that's now the show step right up, go on and take a bow Poppet dear now just come on down Center ring now smile, don't you frown go on down to where it is you know where you were always meant to go ("I was framed," "it wasn't me!") "What a lie," "it wasn't me!" Roll my eyes so you can see Your name in lights on the marquee [bridge] Here's my cup I raise it up to you shh don't wail your wasted tears ... fill right up and let ferment 'Cuz of you I can't relent! You'll be here 'till you can repent Poppet dear, oh now don't you see? The ticket? Made by thee [chorus] 'saints' and sinners all around you know In this ring you are now the show Settle in and stand within the glow Stand right here Little poppet dear Center ring put you on display go on down to where it is you know where you'll be the focus of the show ("Not my fault," "It was someone else") "What a fib," "It was someone else" Roll my eyes so you can see my wide grin, 'cuz I can see ("Someone else," "got the wrong guy") ... oh my god another one ("Not involved," "can't prove a thing") ... Oh you're right I just like to sing. ("Wasn't even there," "didn't mean to go") ... Oh is that so? ... Heard it all, don't you know?

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