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. What the hell is wrong with me, where does this circus come from Three rings that seem to open new tents in my mind Dark tents filled with wild and dangerous thoughts, pacing in a cage, waiting to be released Yeah, you just try and make me jump through one of those fiery hoops, see where your head ends up and where that whip is shoved Sawdust everywhere as I parade around Fluffing my feathers, thinking I know, Proud ain’t even close to how I feel as I swing from the trapeze, sequins glistening, looking for the meaning, the why I keep asking why…why as I once again light the fuse with cotton candy fingers, shot from a cannon, screaming, there is no net, not for me, not for these thoughts Open this door and let me out, I’m stuffed in this little car with a bunch of clowns, painted on smiles big floppy shoes and **** they are all me (Send in the clowns, I hate that song) and I hate these thoughts Juggled about, like so many ***** flying through the air, never touching the ground and there they are, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, staring, laughing, pointing, shoveling popcorn in their faces then running in fear as these thoughts escape confinement once again Don’t you get it, can’t you see, this is real, this is me I love, I love deeply, I can’t guess your weight but I can feel you rummaging for tickets in my heart and all I have is for you Free admission, stop by the petting zoo, Share a branch with a giraffe, share Share, wow, maybe that’s it, maybe that’s why I smile when the tents come down heading for another place another town another time send out the clowns
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Sep 28, 2016
Sep 28, 2016 at 3:29 PM UTC
Send out the clowns
. What the hell is wrong with me, where does this circus come from Three rings that seem to open new tents in my mind Dark tents filled with wild and dangerous thoughts, pacing in a cage, waiting to be released Yeah, you just try and make me jump through one of those fiery hoops, see where your head ends up and where that whip is shoved Sawdust everywhere as I parade around Fluffing my feathers, thinking I know, Proud ain’t even close to how I feel as I swing from the trapeze, sequins glistening, looking for the meaning, the why I keep asking why…why as I once again light the fuse with cotton candy fingers, shot from a cannon, screaming, there is no net, not for me, not for these thoughts Open this door and let me out, I’m stuffed in this little car with a bunch of clowns, painted on smiles big floppy shoes and **** they are all me (Send in the clowns, I hate that song) and I hate these thoughts Juggled about, like so many ***** flying through the air, never touching the ground and there they are, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, staring, laughing, pointing, shoveling popcorn in their faces then running in fear as these thoughts escape confinement once again Don’t you get it, can’t you see, this is real, this is me I love, I love deeply, I can’t guess your weight but I can feel you rummaging for tickets in my heart and all I have is for you Free admission, stop by the petting zoo, Share a branch with a giraffe, share Share, wow, maybe that’s it, maybe that’s why I smile when the tents come down heading for another place another town another time send out the clowns
Stephank
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Sep 28, 2016
Sep 28, 2016 at 3:29 PM UTC
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