[Verse 1] I wear the magic glasses, I keep the grin One foot out, one foot in I see the liminal My eyes are sharp and deep I dodge the script Slip through the seam, I laugh because everything is silly and backwards [Pre-Chorus] Keep the face, keep the pace Step like smoke through borrowed space Hear the crowd, feel the spell I know the shine, I know the hell [Chorus] Jester in the flood Jester in the flood I dance inside, I step aside I see right through the mud Dancer in the eye of the storm Jester in the flood Jester in the flood I wear the jest, I keep the rest I see right through the mud Dancing in the eye of the storm [Verse 2] I wink at the wolf in the feed Let the polished hunger breathe I don’t preach, I don’t break I bend the frame, I make it shake A little odd, a little sly A cracked gold coin in a glassy eye I am the mask holding the mirror Find the door inside the crack [Pre-Chorus] Keep the face, keep the pace Step like smoke through borrowed space Hear the crowd, feel the spell I know the shine, I know the hell [Chorus] Jester in the flood Jester in the flood I dance inside, I step aside I see right through the mud Jester in the flood Jester in the flood I wear the jest, I keep the rest I see right through the mud Dancer in the eye of the storm [Bridge] [Echoing, flanging] Ha ha, hush now Ha ha, look now If the room goes blind I keep one eye unbound [Chorus] Jester in the flood Jester in the flood I dance inside, I step aside I see right through the mud Dancing in the eye of the storm Jester in the flood Jester in the mud I see through the haze and all the world is a stage
