(Music begins: A lone, discordant violin screeches, gradually joined by a slow, creaking calliope. Faint, distorted laughter drifts in.) [Verse 1] The lanterns flicker like whispers in the dark... (Background: Shhh... can you hear them?) A calliope hums... (Background: A low, mournful drone...) A ghostly spark... (Background: Flickering, then gone...) Painted faces... (Background: Smiling... always smiling...) Shadows that grin... (Background: Worms crawling...) Step right up... (Background: Don't be afraid...) Let the nightmare begin! (Lead Vocalist: HAHAHAHA!) (Background: A child's manic giggle...) [Pre-Chorus] The horses don’t run... (Background: Never running...) They glide... (Background: Floating... ever closer...) They sway... (Background: Hypnotic, dizzying...) Their cold cut eyes know you can’t look away! (Lead Vocalist: HAHAHAHA!) (Background: Whispering: You're trapped...) [Chorus] Round and round... (Background: Faster, faster!) The midnight carousel... (Background: A vortex of despair!) A spinning spell... (Background: You're mine now!) A curs-ed hotel! (Background: No escape!) The mirrors laugh... (Background: Mocking, distorted visages!) They steal your name... (Background: Who are you?!) You’ll never leave... (Background: Never, never!) It’s all just a silly game! (Lead Vocalist: HAHAHAHA!) (Background: Screaming, echoing laughter!) [Verse 2] Cotton candy clouds with a poisonous bite... (Background: Sweet... so sweet... and deadly...) The fortune teller murmurs... (Background: Prophecies of doom...) "Beware of the night"... (Background: The darkness watches...) The ringmaster bows... (Background: A sinister grin...) His voice like a knife... (Background: Cutting deep...) Each ticket sold only costs... (Background: A chilling price...) A piece of your life! (Lead Vocalist: HAHAHAHA!) (Background: A fading gasp...) [Bridge] The ropes are fraying... (Background: Falling apart...) The tent might fall... (Background: Crumbling down...) But the show must go on... (Background: Forever and ever...) It consumes us all... (Background: Devouring souls...) Here the Laughter echoes... (Background: Tormented souls!) It scrapes on your skin... (Background: Nails on a chalkboard!) You scream... (Background: No one can hear you!) But the music pulls you in... (Background: Dragged into the void!) (Chorus of Whispers: Beware of the night!) (Lead Vocalist: HAHAHAHA!) (Background: The sound of breaking glass!) [Chorus] Round and round... (Background: Deeper and deeper!) The midnight carousel... (Background: No way out!) A spinning spell... (Background: Bound by shadows!) A curs-ed hotel! (Background: A tomb of joy!) The mirrors laugh... (Background: Your reflection screams!) They steal your name... (Background: Lost... forgotten!) You’ll never leave... (Background: Forever bound!) It’s all just a messy bloody game! (Lead Vocalist: HAHAHAHA!) (Background: A triumphant, blood-curdling shriek!) (Chorus of Whispers: Beware of the night!) (Background: It's already here...) [Outro Circus] (The calliope music slowly distorts and fades, replaced by a low, rhythmic thumping and the sound of distant, echoing wails. A final, drawn-out scrape of a violin string.)
