Freak Show

Welcome to our freak show

The ringmaster sat and watched in awe as his performers moved around the stage

Come meet my monsters

He studied the way each of them moved so gracefully

Oh, such a fine collection of stranger things

He loved watching his beautiful performers

My patience running thinner on this melting clock

He watched as his clowns all fit in their tiny car

Cerebrum jailed with thoughts most would consider rot

He watched as his acrobats bent in the most unnatural yet amazing ways, balancing on a ball with their toes

To think you're any different from an animal

He watched his trapeze artists fly from rope to rope

A creature sick as you should be put down

He watched his tightrope walkers carefully cross the thin piece

But I can't help myself

He watched his hula hoopers strategically move through their hoops

Welcome to our freak show

He watched the magician wow everyone with a silly trick

Come meet my monsters

He watched his knife thrower place all his sharp objects out

Oh, such a fine collection of stranger things

He watched his jugglers throw a multitude of items from hand to hand

Please, don't hide your imperfections

He watched his unicyclists balance on their vehicles

Nature took two tries to make the man in white

He watched his dancers move their bodies to the subtle music

No, I don't mind, you are a beauty

And he watched his favorite of all, the human cannonball be loaded up, ready to fly

Not temptation, you're my creation

His eyes focused back and he realized his clowns were barely able to fit in their car with the blood surrounding them

Welcome to our freak show

He saw his acrobats bent in the most inhuman ways no one would be able to survive in

Come meet my monsters

He saw his trapeze artists tangled in a bloody mess

Oh, such a fine collection of stranger things

He saw his tightrope walkers hanging from the rope, each of their necks snapped

You're wasting

He saw his hula hoopers with their hoops going through their torsos 

You're wasting all of your time finding a cure when there's no disease

He saw his magician sliced in half, his famous trick

You're wasting

He saw his knife thrower stabbed multiple times, blood everywhere

You're wasting all of your talent on an audience that sees a freak

He saw his jugglers and unicyclists all crushed with the objects in their acts

Welcome to our freak show

He saw his dancers all sprawled out, as graceful as ever

Come meet my monsters

He saw his human canon ball hanging out of the wall, his favorite of all

Oh, such a fine collection of stranger things

Then he laughed

He laughed

Looking over his handiwork, he laughed at absolutely nothing