[Intro] Step right up, step right up... Welcome to the greatest show on earth... Located right between your ears. Don't bother looking for the "Exit" sign. We took it down to make room for the mirrors. Let’s begin. [Verse 1] Check the pulse, check the rate, watch the pupils dilate I just bought some real estate inside your heavy mental state Welcome to the lobby, yeah, the carpet’s looking red But that’s just all the memories leaking out your tired head I’m the ringmaster, flick the whip, hear the synapses snap You’re a rabbit in a hat, falling through a hidden trap See the funhouse? Every mirror shows a different lie I’m the glitch inside the logic, I’m the "why" before you die. [Chorus] Locked in the big top, nowhere to run The circus is starting, the damage is done I’m pulling the levers, I’m cutting the light You’re trapped in a hallway of permanent night Welcome to the carnival, the Cerebral Show The higher you climb, the further you go We’re breaking the psyche, we’re burning the floor Once I lock the deadbolt, there isn't a door. [Verse 2] Tightrope walker, watch your step, the wire’s made of glass Watching every happy thought dissolve into the past I’m the arsonist of ego, I’m the phantom in the lobe I’m wrapping neuro-pathways in a tattered velvet robe See, the neurons are the audience, they’re cheering for the crash I’m deleting every file, I’m emptying the trash There’s a clown in the corner with a razor-blade grin He’s not an uninvited guest—he’s always been within. [Bridge] Is it real? Is it fake? How much pressure can you take? Walls are closing, ceiling’s low... Where did "You" go? [Chorus] Locked in the big top, nowhere to run The circus is starting, the damage is done I’m pulling the levers, I’m cutting the light You’re trapped in a hallway of permanent night Welcome to the carnival, the Cerebral Show The higher you climb, the further you go We’re breaking the psyche, we’re burning the floor Once I lock the deadbolt, there isn't a door. [Outro] The show is over. The lights are out. The tent is empty... But the screaming hasn't stopped. OH wait...there it is. Goodnight.
