Ferris Ghost Circuit

[Verse 1] I came in through the gate On a ticket made of rust The clown in the kiosk stared Then turned to drifting dust A robot waved one hand Its knuckles all chipped chrome It said, "Step right in, kid" Like it knew my name at home The horses on the carousel Went by with broken eyes Their painted smiles kept twitching Like they were full of lies A song kept looping faintly From a booth that had no glass And every prize on the shelf Had my old face in the brass [Pre-Chorus] I heard my heartbeat match The click behind the wall The tunnel mouth was breathing Down the funhouse hall And when the lights went red They all looked up at me Like I was the last thing Left in the machine [Chorus] Haunted robot carnival Spin me till I break Haunted robot carnival Tell me what you take Step into the rattle Hear the hollow cheer Haunted robot carnival I was never here [Verse 2] The bumper cars were drifting With nobody at the wheel They kissed in slow collisions Like they were trying to heal A strongman made of scrap iron Bent a bar for show Then whispered from his speaker grille "Don't let the mirror know" The fortune-teller blinked once With a camera for a soul She dealt me bent-up cards From a tray of paper gold One card had a doorway One had a cracked moon face One had my hands in oil In a room I couldn't place [Pre-Chorus] I heard my heartbeat match The click behind the wall The tunnel mouth was breathing Down the funhouse hall And when the lights went red They all looked up at me Like I was the last thing Left in the machine [Chorus] Haunted robot carnival Spin me till I break Haunted robot carnival Tell me what you take Step into the rattle Hear the hollow cheer Haunted robot carnival I was never here [Bridge] I ran past the prize booth Past the bear made out of wire Past the mirrored tunnel Where my shadow lost its fire Then the whole park shuddered Like a cough in steel and bone And every toy below me Started calling me back home [Breakdown] (come back) The gate was gone (the gate was gone) The night had teeth And I heard the tiny motors Turning in the dark for me [Final Chorus] Haunted robot carnival Spin me till I break Haunted robot carnival Tell me what you take Step into the rattle Hear the hollow cheer Haunted robot carnival I was never here Haunted robot carnival Let the broken ring Haunted robot carnival Make the dead gears sing Step into the rattle Hear the hollow cheer Haunted robot carnival I was never here