[Verse 1] Cotton candy sticky fingers Underneath the big top lingers Something not quite right, I swear A painted smile, a vacant stare Calliope plays a twisted tune Beneath a bruised and bloodied moon The canvas shakes, the ropes all strain And every laugh sounds like a chain [Pre-Chorus] Feel the floorboards breathe Hear the crowd go thin Every token spent Pulls the dark cave in [Chorus] Carousel of horrors spins Carousel of horrors spins Where the nightmare truly begins Where the nightmare truly begins Laughing clowns with eyes so black Laughing clowns with eyes so black No easy way, you're coming back No easy way, you're coming back [Verse 2] Ferris wheel goes up so high To pluck the stars right from the sky But what it brings down makes me shiver A silent doll, a broken giver The barker's voice, a gravel growl Hear the hungry midnight howl Shadows dance with unseen hands Lost souls in these cursed lands [Pre-Chorus] Close your eyes and run If you still can run Every painted grin Hides what it has done [Chorus] Carousel of horrors spins Carousel of horrors spins Where the nightmare truly begins Where the nightmare truly begins Laughing clowns with eyes so black Laughing clowns with eyes so black No easy way, you're coming back No easy way, you're coming back [Bridge] Step right up, don't look away Hear the little music sway A broken doll in a ripped silk dress Points me to the cage I guess The mirrors bend, the lanterns bleed They know my name, they know my need Then the whole ring sings my fear And the end comes smiling near [Final Chorus] Carousel of horrors spins Carousel of horrors spins Where the nightmare truly begins Where the nightmare truly begins Laughing clowns with eyes so black Laughing clowns with eyes so black No easy way, you're coming back No easy way, you're coming back Carousel of horrors spins Carousel of horrors spins Hold your breath and brace the crack Once you ride, you can't come back
