[Verse 1] Gate one opened slow Paint peeled off the clown Ticket ripped my hand And the grin turned down Tiny bots in red Rolled on little wheels Passing out gold cups With something in the seals A boy waved me in From a mouth of wire He said, "Take your prize" Then the lights got higher [Pre-Chorus] Round and round they go Under candy smoke Every face a mask Every joke a choke Hear the bell-ring call Feel the floor unlock When the trumpets bend You can’t stop the walk [Chorus] Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival It calls your name, then takes your hand Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival Smile too wide, and too many teeth Run from Rustwire Carnival [Verse 2] Ferris wheel spun black With a siren song Cages in the seats Carried us along The ring toss man Had a glass-eye stare Every broken prize Started breathing there I saw a bride in sparks With her veil on fire Singing to the crowd Like a funeral choir Then the cotton candy Started tasting rust And the laughter split Into knives and dust [Pre-Chorus] Round and round they go Under candy smoke Every face a mask Every joke a choke Hear the bell-ring call Feel the floor unlock When the trumpets bend You can’t stop the walk [Chorus] Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival It calls your name, then takes your hand Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival Smile too wide, and too many teeth Run from Rustwire Carnival [Bridge] [Half-time break] I saw the ringleader Built from bones and chrome He bowed to the kids Then he cracked their phones He said, "Stay a while" With a mouth of smoke "Every last one of you Leaves here broke" The carousel slowed Like a dying drum And the mirrors flashed What we'd all become [Final Chorus] Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival It knows your fear, it knows your name Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival If you hear that laugh, don’t look back Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival Run from Rustwire Carnival The gates stay shut when the moon goes red Run from Rustwire Carnival
