[Verse 1] Gate hangs open. No ticket in sight. Mud on the clown shoes. Gold paint peeled white. I hear the horses. They turn in the dark. A toy drum stumbles past the wrecked park. Cold cotton candy. Stuck to my sleeve. A little voice hums where the shadows breathe. [Pre-Chorus] Tick, tick, under my skin. Slow spin, let me in. A rusted laugh in the smoke. I follow where it broke. [Chorus] Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Turn me slow, turn me slow Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Take me where the lost ones go (hoo-oo) I can hear you (hoo-oo) in the wires Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Burning soft through the tires [Verse 2] The funhouse mirror shows my face split three. One mouth is smiling. One won’t look at me. Saw a ringmaster sleep in the dust. His velvet coat turned to brittle rust. Chains sing faint when the wind cuts through. A childlike chorus says they’re saving you. [Pre-Chorus] Tick, tick, under my skin. Slow spin, let me in. A rusted laugh in the smoke. I follow where it broke. [Chorus] Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Turn me slow, turn me slow Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Take me where the lost ones go (hoo-oo) I can hear you (hoo-oo) in the wires Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Burning soft through the tires [Bridge] [Half-time, choir swells] A whistle bends through the blackened air. I step through the gate like I’ve always been there. Reversed prayers. Broken bells. If I wake up now, I won’t tell. [Final Chorus] Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Turn me slow, turn me slow Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Take me where the lost ones go (hoo-oo) I can hear you (hoo-oo) in the wires Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Burning soft through the tires Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts Hold me close, hold me close Ferris ghosts, Ferris ghosts I’m the one who never goes
