[Intro] (Chut, bébé… viens voir) Little lanterns hum in the velvet rain Music box bleeding that sugarcane pain Mon p’tit coeur, step into the ring Hear the shadows start to sing [Verse 1] Welcome to the kiss that never ends Where painted promises and sin are friends Candle wax dripping down your hair Step right up if you still care Carousel horses with half‑closed eyes Swaying slow while the heartbeat cries Big top tent smells of smoke and wine Come one, come all, cross the crimson line [Pre-Chorus] Soft lips praying in the strobe light Voices murmur in the blue midnight [Chorus] PSYCHO CARNIVAL, SAINTS IN CHAINS CLOWN HALOS DRIP WITH SUGAR STAINS PSYCHO CARNIVAL, COME AND SWAY LOST HEARTS SPIRAL AS THEY PRAY [Verse 2] Lion’s cage lined with velvet hearts Tarot cards cut the soul in parts Elephants dream in perfume and sighs Welcome to the sweetest alibis Ringmaster’s cane taps a slow desire Ticket booth glows like a chapel fire Funhouse mirrors show your sin Smell the incense, feel it on your skin [Chorus] PSYCHO CARNIVAL, SAINTS IN CHAINS CLOWN HALOS DRIP WITH SUGAR STAINS PSYCHO CARNIVAL, COME AND SWAY LOST HEARTS SPIRAL AS THEY PRAY [Verse 3] Trapeze lovers float through smoke so tight Strong hands trace your ribs in candlelight Fortune teller hums in a Cajun tongue Bearded lady chants with silver lung Popcorn drums beat a bone‑deep beat Bare feet circle in the desert heat Tightrope shivers like a lover’s wire Welcome, ange, to the gypsy choir [Bridge] Mesdames, messieurs… mon joli monde… Boys and girls of the shadow fair… Welcome to your velvet nightmare, Where every prayer is a love affair. (Shhh… écoute…) The chant goes on… POUR TOUJOURS… (Soft, wicked laughter) [Final Chorus] PSYCHO CARNIVAL, SAINTS IN CHAINS CLOWN HALOS DRIP WITH SUGAR STAINS PSYCHO CARNIVAL, COME AND SWAY LOST HEARTS SPIRAL AS THEY PRAY Trance… trance… bodies slow and bent Paint your soul with the love we spent [Outro] Carnival hymn in the darkest blue Organs sigh as they carry you (Je t’adore… reste…) Lights fade into a throat‑deep hum Till every broken heart goes numb.
