[Verse 1] In my skull, the ring is packed Tiny lions circling back A poster peels off my brain Same old grin, new kind of pain A clown shoes tap on the floor Knocks three times, then asks for more My thoughts in sequins, all in rows One wrong tug and the curtain blows [Pre-Chorus] Step right up, don't look away I keep the dark in a velvet tray You can hear it when I breathe A whole big freak show under me [Chorus] This strange circus world Spins in my head (Strange circus world) Tightrope over red I laugh, I fall I clap, I bleed (Strange circus world) That world is me [Verse 2] Saw a tiger in the sink He told me things I shouldn't think A mirror spun, a painted face Kept changing shape in second place The strongman lifts my smallest fear Then drops it loud, right in my ear And every night the same parade Marches past the bones I made [Pre-Chorus] Step right up, don't look away I keep the dark in a velvet tray You can hear it when I breathe A whole big freak show under me [Chorus] This strange circus world Spins in my head (Strange circus world) Tightrope over red I laugh, I fall I clap, I bleed (Strange circus world) That world is me [Bridge] [Breakdown] If I get quiet, don't be scared I'm just the fire under there Hiding in a painted tent Holding every accident So ring the bell, let the fit begin I'm my own museum of skin And when the crowd chants my name I come alive inside the flame [Final Chorus] This strange circus world Spins in my head (Strange circus world) Tightrope over red I laugh, I fall I clap, I bleed (Strange circus world) That world is me This strange circus world Don't set me free (Strange circus world) It's where I breathe I laugh, I fall I clap, I bleed (Strange circus world) That world is me
