[Intro] Mmm... step on in... yeah... watch your step now... [Verse 1] Step inside the tent, take a breath, relax Mad hatter on the mic, got a .380 in his slacks No rush though Asylum walls breathing slow, lava lamp glow Padded room got static but the static got a flow Strapped a chopper to my hip, just a prop, just a vibe Ferris wheel creaking while I'm leaning, no jive Clown paint, running slow, aim is chill though Lunatics escaped, ain't in a hurry though Gunsmoke drifting soft like cotton candy in the breeze Mirror maze got forty versions, all of 'em at ease Each one strapped, each one mapped, each one trapped and laughin', adaptin', happenin', backwards-mappin' ...still smooth though Carousel horse rockin' slow motion, I'm the jockey half asleep Ringmaster yawned "showtime," yeah, the reaper got the heat But the heat is mellow Asylum dancing to a muffled chamber beat Padded cell got a record player, war room with a backbeat This my circus, hang your sanity up by the gate Gun bars and the greasepaint, smooth and laid, sealed your fate [Pre-Hook] Step right up (mmm) Show's about to start (yeah) Padded room, painted face (uh) Chopper chillin' in the cart [Hook] Welcome to the funhouse, where the freaks don't sleep Asylum got a heartbeat, carnival got teeth Step into the cipher where the clowns carry steel Madness on the marquee, this the realest deal Step right up, step right up, the show's about to start Padded room, painted face, chopper chillin' in the cart [Verse 2] Doctor lost his clipboard, ain't worried though Juggling scalpels slow motion, watch the silver glow Straightjacket unraveling like a wrinkled-up suit No rush to get free, I'm just easin' on through Funhouse mirror stutters, splits me into seven Multiply the menace, sideshow preachin' a sermon, determined, observin', confirmin' the burnin' ...but calm though Tightrope walker swaying, ain't worried 'bout the fall Calliope playing minor keys, soft behind it all Bearded lady humming while she loading up the clips Tarot card flipped death, but death just nods and dips Got the orderlies strolling, lost the keys somewhere back Pop the trunk real slow, pull a tech out the rack Funhouse got a basement and the basement got a glow Burn the script the doctor wrote, write my own, slow flow Cotton candy turning smoke signals in the breeze Asylum population driftin', driftin' at ease Just the gospel of the gun bars hummed in 3/4 time Welcome to the madhouse, ringmaster of the rhyme [Hook] Welcome to the funhouse, where the freaks don't sleep Asylum got a heartbeat, carnival got teeth Step into the cipher where the clowns carry steel Madness on the marquee, this the realest deal Step right up, step right up, the show's about to start Padded room, painted face, chopper chillin' in the cart [Bridge] Ladies and gentlemen... boys and girls... Step right up and witness the unraveling of the world No tickets needed... admission is the price of your mind Leave it at the door... you won't be needing it where we're going [Outro] Welcome to the funhouse, where the freaks don't sleep Asylum got a heartbeat, carnival got teeth Step into the cipher where the clowns carry steel Madness on the marquee, this the realest deal Step right up, step right up...
