Ani Difranco - FEAKSHOW lyrics
rate melife in the circus aint easy
but what the folks on the outside dont know
that the tent goes up and then the tent comes down
and all that they see is the show
and the ladies on the horses look so pretty
and the lions are looking real mad
some of the clowns are happy
but then some of the clows are sad
but underneath theres another expression that
the make-up isn't making
life under the big top
it's about freedom it's about faking
theres an art to the laughter
theres a science
and theres a lot of love and compliance......
we live to hear the slack jawed gasping
we live under a halo of held breath
and when the children raise up
like a giant shield of laughter
its like their fending off death
oh but if we can make something bigger than
anyone of us alone
then the clowns will take off their make-up
and the people will go home
life on the outside aint easy
no sequins no elephants
no parading around
the circus comes and the circus goes
and your stuck in this fuckin town., ect
