[Intro] Step right up, keep your eyes on the wire Everybody's got a grin for hire [Verse 1] You bought a ticket with a hole in the pocket Told your friends that the hurt couldn't stop it Paint on your face, dust on your boots Laughing so loud nobody asks you Under the canvas, names disappear A cheap brass bell rings out every fear You say you're fine, I say me too We trade our alibis like strangers do [Pre-Chorus] Round and round, the floor starts shaking One more breath, the ropes are breaking When the whole room turns its back We turn the house lights black [Chorus] Welcome to the circus of lonely souls Where the sad ones shine and the wild ones roll Raise your hands if you came here alone Make some noise for the hearts unknown Welcome to the circus, step inside Leave your little heartbreak at the ticket line If you can't find home, let the red curtain fall We're a thousand lost names, but we're here tonight, all [Verse 2] Big top thunder, boots hit the boards Truth gets buried underneath applause You got a midnight grin and a two-step lie I got a worn-out map and a borrowed alibi No ringmaster knows what the animals need Some run from the cage, some follow the lead But the banjo bites and the bass hits low So we shake what the good folks never show [Pre-Chorus] Round and round, the floor starts shaking One more breath, the ropes are breaking When the whole room turns its back We turn the house lights black [Chorus] Welcome to the circus of lonely souls Where the sad ones shine and the wild ones roll Raise your hands if you came here alone Make some noise for the hearts unknown Welcome to the circus, step inside Leave your little heartbreak at the ticket line If you can't find home, let the red curtain fall We're a thousand lost names, but we're here tonight, all [Bridge] Come sit beside me where the canvas bends Tell me what you hide from all your friends No brass band, no crowd, no painted disguise Just your tired hands and my tired eyes Maybe lonely is a door, not a wall Maybe broken hearts still answer when called [Final Chorus] Welcome to the circus of lonely souls Where the sad ones shine and the wild ones roll Raise your hands if you came here alone Make some noise for the hearts unknown Welcome to the circus, step inside Leave your little heartbreak at the ticket line If you can't find home, let the red curtain fall We're a thousand lost names, but we're here tonight, all [Outro] Step right up, the night is not done Lost little hearts, come gather as one
