Carnival of Dreams

[Intro] [Coyote howl] Hahahahahaha! [Verse] Come a little closer, don’t be shy, There’s a velvet tent where the sweet dreams lie. Past the painted horses and the crooked lights, I can spin you wonder for a thousand nights. Hear the calliope cry so low, Like a secret only sleepers know. Ticket in your hand and your worries gone, Step right in before the dusk moves on. [Pre-Chorus] Hush now, darling, don’t be slow, There’s a midway waiting down below. Cotton candy skies and a silver moon, Once you enter, morning won’t come soon. [Chorus] Welcome to the carnival of dreams, Where nothing ever’s quite the way it seems. Painted smiles and a carousel tune, Turning little hearts to a darkened swoon. Welcome to the carnival of dreams, Sewn together out of sighs and screams. Take my hand and follow where I lead, I’ve got every little thrill your soul could need. [Verse] See the mirror maze with the shifting face, Every turn draws you deeper in the place. There’s a laughing clown with a paper rose, And a Ferris wheel where the black wind blows. There’s a house of sleep where the curtains sway, And the lost all wander but they never stray. Every painted booth and each checkered floor Only pulls you farther than the night before. [Pre-Chorus] Hear that organ grinding soft and thin, Like it knows the trouble sleeping in your skin. Leave your name outside with the dust and grime, You won’t need it where we go this time. [Chorus] Welcome to the carnival of dreams, Where nothing ever’s quite the way it seems. Painted smiles and a carousel tune, Turning little hearts to a darkened swoon. Welcome to the carnival of dreams, Sewn together out of sighs and screams. Take my hand and follow where I lead, I’ve got every little thrill your soul could need. [Bridge] I have watched the restless drift my way, Broken little birds with nowhere safe to stay. So I built a fair with a velvet lie, Hung with paper stars in a moonless sky. You can ride forever, you can laugh, you can fall, You can lose the world in the carnival call. And if you hear the music when you’re all alone, That just means the midway wants you home. [Chorus] Welcome to the carnival of dreams, Where desire unravels at the seams. Masked delight and a carousel tune, Spinning you away from the honest moon. Welcome to the carnival of dreams, Threaded sweet with silver and with screams. Close your eyes and let the black gate part, There’s a little painted horse for every heart. [Outro] So come a little closer, don’t be shy, There’s a velvet tent where the soft dreams lie. Once the music finds you, you won’t leave the same, You'll be a husk without even a name.