Ladies and gentlemen! Step right up! Come see the wonders! Come see the disasters! One mind! A thousand thoughts! And absolutely no refunds! I rehearse a conversation That I had three years ago Think of seventeen better answers To a question no one knows I wave at someone in the street They weren't waving back at me Now I'm moving to another town To escape the memory One thought brings a friend That friend invites a crowd Someone turns the music up And everyone's too loud I try to find the exit There's a queue around the block Apparently my brain has hired A full-time worry clock Step right up Don't be shy Watch me question every reason why Round and round Here we go I've got front-row seats To my own freak show Welcome to the circus inside my head Where elephants dance on the words I said Where a tiny mistake gets a five-act play And tomorrow's disaster starts yesterday Come one, come all Come enjoy the ride There's a marching band For the thoughts I keep inside Sorry. Was that my cue? I've made a list of all the things That might go wrong today Then made another list explaining Why the lists won't go away I check the door, I check it twice I check it once again My brain says, "Great, we're safe now" Then invents a brand-new threat Don't look down Don't look left Don't remember what you said Smile for the crowd Keep your balance Take a bow This is fine I'm fine I'm fine right now! Welcome to the circus inside my head Where elephants dance on the words I said Where a tiny mistake gets a five-act play And tomorrow's disaster starts yesterday Come one, come all There's room for you inside But don't ask me where we're going I forgot to check the ride Sometimes I wish The whole place would close No lights No music No one asking how the show goes I make a joke before they notice How much everything can weigh Turn a worry into theatre So it doesn't have to stay I can't silence every voice I can't make the whole world kind Maybe I can let them chatter Without believing every line Let the elephants keep dancing Let the acrobats fall through I don't have to run the circus I can watch it passing through Welcome to the circus inside my head Where elephants dance on the words I said Where a tiny mistake gets a five-act play And tomorrow's disaster starts yesterday A little bit chaotic A little unrefined If you came for perfection You've come to the wrong show Ladies and gentlemen Thank you for your time The circus will reopen When I next lose my mind ...We regret the inconvenience.
