**[Verse 1]** The feeling's coming back now I can move my fingers again Amy's standing there watching me Like she doesn't know how this ends I pull against the chains "Well, Amy, quite a show." She takes a step back from me "But you said the serum wouldn't wear off." "Yeah, well, things don't always Go exactly like you planned." I look down at the chair "Now come over here and help me stand." She reaches for the key Her hands begin to shake "You really should've checked the file Before making that mistake." **[Verse 2]** The chains hit the floor I slowly stand She backs away from me Like she doesn't understand "You thought you found some stranger Lost out on the road." She stares at me in silence "You were following the code?" "The brochure wasn't wrong The circus really was here." Her face turns pale "Then why didn't you tell me?" "Because you weren't supposed to know Not yet, anyway." **[Chorus]** You thought you were putting on a show You thought you were in control You pulled back the curtain Now you're staring at your own You drugged the wrong woman You chained the wrong soul You thought you had a victim But you captured your boss instead **[Verse 3]** I walk toward the doorway She doesn't try to stop me I reach inside my jacket Pull out a silver key She looks at it and whispers "Where did you get that?" I smile and shake my head "You should know better than that." "It's the key to every cage Every door and every lock." She looks around the room "Why are there chains around the clock?" "Because every circus needs a show And every show needs a star." She looks at me and whispers "Then who the hell you are?" I smile. "I'm the woman Who's been running this circus From the start." **[Bridge]** The house goes dark The walls begin to shake Footsteps in the hallway Metal starts to scrape Amy whispers, "Who's out there?" I don't say a word. The laughter starts behind her And she slowly turns around Faces fill the doorway People she thought she'd never see Standing underneath the circus lights Waiting silently **[Verse 4]** "You see, Amy... You weren't supposed to run the show." She looks at all the faces Now she finally knows "The people that you trapped here They weren't victims after all." She looks at me in horror "Then what the hell are they?" I point toward the doorway. "They're the audience." **[Final Chorus]** You thought you were putting on a show You thought you were in control You pulled back the curtain Now you're staring at your own You drugged the wrong woman You chained the wrong soul You wanted to be the ringmaster Now you're standing on the other side The lights come on The crowd goes quiet The curtain starts to rise And Amy finally understands She's the one they're watching tonight. **[Outro]** I walk outside The morning's breaking through She screams my name behind me But there's nothing I can do I stop beside the road Turn around one last time "Next time, Amy..." I smile. "Read the fucking signs." **[Final Whisper]** *The circus was never lost.* *You were.*
