[Spoken] Thank you. I practiced that fall all my life. [Verse 1] I fall down, you laugh loud, I get up, I take a bow. You point at me, I point at you. Funny, isn’t it? Who’s the fool? You chase the clock, the clock chases you. You buy more time with things you do. You climb so high you miss the view. Funny, isn’t it? Who’s the fool? [Pre-Chorus] Come closer, darling, don’t be shy. The joke gets better when you know why. [Chorus] Look at me, look at you Tell me which one is the fool I wear my madness painted white You hide yours underneath a suit I am the clown, I am the mirror Come a little closer, see it clearer Laugh if you like, cry if you know I only reflect what you already show [Post-Chorus] Round and round, round we go. Laugh if you like. Cry if you know. [Verse 2] The king wears gold, the poor man waits. The lover lies, the preacher prays. The rich man counts what he can’t take. Funny, isn’t it? What a game. You polish masks, you learn your lines. You say “I’m fine” a thousand times. You hide the cracks, I paint on mine. Funny, isn’t it? Same design. [Pre-Chorus] Come closer, darling, take your seat. The truth looks better from the cheap seats. [Chorus] Look at me, look at you Tell me which one is the fool I wear my madness painted white You hide yours underneath a suit I am the clown, I am the mirror Come a little closer, see it clearer Laugh if you like, cry if you know I only reflect what you already show [Spoken Interlude] You laugh because I fall. I laugh because you think you don’t. [Silence.] [Bridge] But I— I know this trick. I know this part. I make a joke before it hurts my heart. I paint a smile where pain would show. I laugh the loudest. So no one knows. You hide your tears. I paint on mine. Same little tragedy. Different design. [Build] Round and round, round we go. Nobody says it. Everybody knows. Round and round, round we go. Laugh if you like. Cry if you know. [Final Chorus] Look at me, look at you Tell me which one is the fool I wear my madness painted white You hide yours underneath a suit I am the clown, I am the mirror Come a little closer, see it clearer Laugh if you like, cry if you know I only reflect what you already show [Final Refrain] Who’s the fool? Who’s the fool? You laugh at me— I laugh at you. Who’s the fool? Who’s the fool? Look in the mirror. There are two. [Music drops to piano.] [Outro – spoken] Was it funny? Good. Then I did my job. [Pause.] Did it hurt? Good. Then you understood.
