• Vanessa Carlton
• The Insyderz
• The Crüxshadows
• Tom Waits
• Project Pitchfork
• The Cardigans
• Orbit
• Novembre
• Sandy Denny
• Eric Clapton
• Amy Correia
• Bikini Kill
• Cream & Eric Clapton
• Burning Airlines
• Perry Como
• Super Junior
• Natalie Merchant
• Our Lady Peace
• Junior Jazz
• Billy Redfield
• Kevin Devine
• Mark Lanegan
• Awakening
• Sm Town
• Thalarion
• Tori Amos
• Ryan Pugal
• Rustic Overtones
• Insyderz
• Jeremy Enigk
• Amanda Somerville
• Crusader
• Cruxshadows
• Cardigans

Never thought it'd hurt so bad. I just wanted to love you.
Never thought it'd hurt so... ba-bad.
Never thought it'd feel so right. I was just thinking of you.
Never thought it'd feel so...ri-right.
It's the edge of the dawn, and I look in your eyes.
And I want what what is ours, before the light.
Don't you run from the show 'cause I just want you to know
that I love any way and i will not let you go.
But you run every day and I can't keep chasing you
through this old carnival where the sun shines blue.
Tell me it won't hurt.
Never thought it'd hurt so bad, funny how the story ends.
Remember the beggining.
Funny how the story... e-ends.
Should never have looked so close.
I can't see all your cracks.
You never have looked so... cl-close.
It's the edge of the dawn, and I look in your eyes.
And i want what is ours, before the light.
(chorus)
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't...
But you run from the show and I just want you to know
that i love any way and I will not let you go.
But you run every day and I can't keep chasing you
through this old carnival where the sun shines blue.
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt.
(I just wanted to love you)
Tell me it won't hurt.
(I just wanted to love you)
Tell me...
Tell me it won't hurt.

Oh, this is a thing called ska
Move over Satan, I'm a God blessed sinner
Try chewing on the bread of life, that's what's for dinner
I gotta stand my ground, gotta hold the fort
Gotta pray hard because life's too short
Spirit tastes great but the worlds less filling
You can be all you can be but you gotta be willing
The operators standing by, He's waiting for your call
You know your soul is grungy, He's the stain lifter that's all
Get funky!
Pick it up!
I've tried it on my own, I can't just do it
But now I'm in good hands
And I know He'll see me through it
If you can't say this, get a piece of the Rock
I say, time is runnin' out- tick tock, tick tock
Many times in life you're gonna take a lickin'
But when Jesus Christ has your back,
You're gonna keep on tickin'
Tickin' like a time bomb that's waiting to explode
Without pain and streets of gold is where you're gonna go!
Can you feel it?
Ah, yeah!
Here comes that grove
Let's see ya move
Pick it up! Pick it up! Pick it up!
Ska, ska, ska, ska!

If your very, very quiet
and do not make a sound
I'll share a little secret
that seems a bit profound
Each thought that is imagined
gains life its own
and drifts into reality
looking for it's home
Some people call it Karma
some people call it fate
some people call it kindness
others call it hate
some people use it wisely
some people sell it cheap
some call it happiness
but others call it grief
tragedy from tragedy
a lovers kiss (that's simple)
religion falls behind the walls
where paradise remains
did suffering suggest the cause
of all our little questions
the answer was not coming soon
she paused for reflection

[Instrumental]

yellow sand - no chance to live
hopes have vanished
the drought makes me dream
the carnival is in our town
hopeful eyes
children laugh
vanished expectations
carnival
it's simply uncontrollable
moving on through the sand
carnival
it's really unstoppable
destructive tracks in the land
the gift of explosions
the happiness of death
merciless it takes its way
the big machine
there it comes
massive like a mountain
the music invites us
to join the parade
carnival
it's simply uncontrollable
moving on through the sand
carnival
it's really unstoppable

I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and let me know
come on and let me know
Carnival came by my town today
bright lights from giantwheels
fall on the alleyways
and I'm here
by my door
waiting for youI will never know
cause you will never show
come on and let me know
come on and let me know
I hear sounds of lovers
barrel organs, mothers
I would like to take you
down there
just to make you mine
in a merry-go-round

The carnival came through today
She says I know what I'll be
And I'm in my head again
She says darkness never came for me
The freaks they walk by my room
One day they'll come and call
And they'll take me in
And they'll make me king
Of the carnival they are
Money counts for nothing, babe
When money comes for free
Money counts for nothing babe
In the carnival of freaks
She's in my bed again
Bust she says she's only killing time
And I'm in the waiting room
But it's slowly coming back with time
I'm on the rocking horse
But the rocking horse don't make no sense
I'm on the train again, get on the train again
Where it's all the freaks and me
REPEAT CHORUS 2X
Get on the train again
I'm on the train again
Get on the train again

Slowly gliding down through the bottle that seems to have no end
Sweet is the falling in those bubbles and colours
When you leave nothing you care about behind
When the state of mind is drowning and all the world is drunk
The reads I walk are even sadder than ever
Every word has a reason and every line has a rhyme
All the things which used to be dark are suddenly clear
All that broken glass on my hand to spill all the inferno I feel
All the thorns of my crown to fill you with the blood you deserve
All the tears I mixed with wine are tastier than your fading lips
And the mud in which I crawled is warmer than your melting kiss
And the lights that other eyes brought to me couldn't light
all the darkness you breed
Oh rain which fall down on me, lift me away from this place without dream

The Summertime's escaping, and the carnival's away,
And the sunshine is awaiting for another sunny day.
Breakers whisper to the shells upon the shore,
And hear the seagulls they cry for more.
And hear the gulls they cry for more.
Good day to you sweet Autumn, so gently you appear.
Why I never even realised those rustic times were near.
The moment's changing from a dusty green to gold,
The Summer fair she has grown old.
The Summer fair she has grown old.And away in the blue of the skies and over the trees
How the carnival flies on the wings of a breeze.
You've had your time and now it's mine for me to go,
These colder days they move too slow.
These older days they move too slow.
So the Summertime is leaving, and the carnival's away,
So the sunshine is relieving us of all our sunny days.
But I'll be waiting for to greet your fleeting calls,
So come back soon the carnival.
So come back soon the carnival.
Come back soon.

Oye!
Come with me
(Come with me)
Come with me
(Come with me)
To the carnival
(To the carnival)
To the carnival
(To the carnival)
You will see
(You will see)
You will see
(You will see)
What you want to see
(What you want to see)
Exactly what you want to be
(What you want to be)
(At the carnival, at the carnival, at the carnival)
Come with me
(Come with me)
Come with me
(Come with me)
To the carnival
(To the carnival)
To the carnival
(To the carnival)
(To the carnival, to the carnival, to the carnival)
Ahh haa haa yea
Come with me
(Come with me)
Come with me
(Come with me)
Come with me
(Come with me)
Come with me

The bearded lady winked at the tattooed man
And the tattooed man took her by the hand
Together they walked into their house of mirrors
And that starts a whole bunch of sideshow rumors
They were a little bit afraid of looking at each other ¡®cause
Everybody said you look weird together
When the lights go up and the sun goes down
They're the perfect couple underneath these pink cotton candy clouds
It was a carnival carnival love
It was a carnival carnival love
It was a carnival carnival love
The sword swallower swallowed his pride
And he fell at the knees of his contortionist bride
He said you bent over backwards honey to give me your love
And it's made me believe in a god above
chorus
And the fat lady looked so beautiful
Under the fried dough moon
And the rough sailor boy with his unanchored eye
He was the only one there made that solid woman swoon
chorus
I heard ecstatic lovers screamin' on the roller coaster ride
I saw girls who felt pretty with a boyfriend at their side
I could taste it I could smell it in the air
It was love and it cast out all fear
And the lonely hearted people who ride on the ferris wheel
Gonna eat a sugar-coated star
And all those lonely hearted people up there
They just got to be loved for exactly who they are
chorus

this is a song about the seedy underbelly of the carnival
The part that only the kids know about
this is a song about 16 year old girls giving head to
carnies for free rides and hits of pot
I wanna go I wanna go
I wanna go to the carnival
But it costs 16 dollars yeah
I wanna go to the carnival
But I know it costs 16 dollars now
Round, round, round....
Gonna lose 20 dollars while I'm there
see the girls with the feathered hair
They're wearing plastic, not real leather
boots that go way up to there
Round, round, round.....
It's by the Lacey mall,

by Eric Clapton
Come with me, come with me,
To the carnival, to the carnival.
You will see, you will see,
What you want to see, exactly what you want to be,
At the carnival, at the carnival, at the carnival.
Come with me, come with me,
To the carnival, to the carnival,
To the carnival, to the carnival, to the carnival.
Come with me, come with me.
Come with me, come with me.

Tilt and whirl, rise and plummet
Stalled in the sky and loved it
Blacked out, the stars above the lot still shone on you
Wired on raw good luck
We'll never get far enough above
The sordid and sticky low-rent show that moves below
I'm finding my own way around
Our carnivalesque common ground
When are the tents coming down?
Savoring stale confections
And magically cheap consessions
To faith in a framework built to stand a test of days
I can still smell the money
A net beneath everything that falls
Into the gap between love and pornography
I'm finding my own way around
Our carnivalesque common ground
When are the tents coming down?
The medicine show comes around
To peddle a prescription now
To medicate mistrust of crowds
The pitch coming on sickly proud
There's no way around
There's no way around

I’ll sing to the sun in the sky,
I’ll sing ¡®till the sun rises high,
Carnival time is here,
Magical time of year,
And as the time draws near,
Dreams lift my heart!
I’ll sing as I play my guitar,
I’ll cling to a dream from afar,
Will love come my way,
This carnival day,
And stay here in my heart?
Will true love come my way,
On this carnival day,
Or will I be alone with my dream?

[Sungmin] Neol uihae junbihan oneul
Jjibjjib haettdeon ildeul da jiwobeoryeo
[Kyuhyun] Haengbokhan kieokdeullo
Neoui mam kadeuk chaeugo sipeo
[Donghae] Nuneul kamgo nae soneul kkok jaba
[Ryeowook] Nal ddarawa nal mideobwa
[All] Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
[Hankyung] Deonuni busin geon
[All] Neoui misoya summer carnival
Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh nan naheya~
[Ryeowook] Cheomiya ireon darkkomhan neukkim
Nae simjang kkongdak kkongdak
I want kiss, kiss, kiss
[Kangin] Darkkomhan kieokdeullo
Naega neoui mam kadeuk chaeugo sipeo
[Siwon] Nuneul kamgo nae soneul kkok jaba
[Yesung] Naeddarawa nal mideobwa
[All] Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
[Yesung] Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
[All] Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh nan naheya
[Kyuhyun] Summer carnival
[All] Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh nan naheya
[Eunhyuk] Uh! Sasileun mariya [Ryeowook](Oh~~eh-oh na na)
Na meotjin mari hanado
Saengkaknaji anheul mankkeum mariya
Neol keumankkeum mankkeum seongkkeum seongkkeum
Kkeojyeoganeun naesarang (Love you girl~)
Neoneun haessallcheoreom nuni busyeo
Naneun padokati keochimeobseo
Uri ape miraen badacheoreom neolbgo kkeuti eobseo
[All] Carnival~
Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
[Leeteuk] Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
[All] Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
[Eunhyuk] Say oh! Eh! Oh! (Oh! Eh! Oh! )
Jeulkyeobwa I no! Rae! Ro! (No! Rae! Ro! )
Like this! Like that!
Everybody crazy!
I bamui chueokeun ikose mudeulge
[Shindong] Island~
Cheoum manattdeon seorremi baro yeogie ittjyo
Keudae nareul nareul midgo
Follow, follow me! 1, 2, 3 Go!
Party's started!
[Ryeowook] Carnival~
[Kyuhyun] Summer carnival
[All] Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh, nan naheya

I've walked these streets
a virtual stage
it seemed to me
make up on their faces
actors took their
places next to me
I've walked these streets
in a carnival
of sights to see
all the cheap thrill seekers
the vendors & the dealers
they crowded around me
have I been blind
have I been lost
inside myself and
my own mind
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes have seen?
I've walked these streets
In a spectacle of wealth & poverty
in the diamond markets
the scarlet welcome carpet
that they just rolled out for me
I've walked these streets
in the mad house asylum
they can be
where a wild eyed misfit prophet
on a traffic island stopped
and he raved of saving me
have I been blind
have I been lost
inside myself and
my own mind
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes have seen?
have I been wrong
have I been wise
to shut my eyes
and play along
hypnotized
paralyzed
by what my eyes have found?
by what my eyes have seen
what they have seen?
have I been blind
have I been lost
have I been wrong
have I been wise
have I been strong
have I been
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes have found
in that great street carnival

You know you're not a strong man
and you're just about to cry
hang on it's all right
you worry about the future
the sign said "Yoga class for cats"
it's okay...
the dynamite is waiting
they bankrupted the sky
you're frustrated by the cracks in
the pavement
and every mother's back...
once again
the carnival closed down
but if this world ever turns around
you'll be there

Carnival
Junior Jazz
Ill sing to the sun in the sky,
Ill sing till the sun rises high,
Carnival time is here,
Magical time of year,
And as the time draws near,
Dreams lift my heart!
Ill sing as I play my guitar,
Ill cling to a dream from afar,
Will love come my way,
This Carnival day,
And stay here in my heart?
Will true love come my way,
On this Carnival day,

The dancing clown brings life to sound
Anxiously awake
The wandering eyes the ribboned skies
Takes me away
We all sing to the music
Because it frees our minds
We all dance to the music
Because it heals sweet time
We all love the music
It's in our souls tonight
At the carnival
At the carnival
Painted blue
Surprised by you
The circus moves The sirens call
Fireworks fall
At the carnival
We all sing to the music
Because it frees our minds
We all dance to the music
Because it heals sweet time
We all love the music
It's in our souls tonight
At the carnival
At the carnival
At the carnival

I quit the carnival and moved next door
Thought I'd had enough but I wanted more
So now I'm sneaking out at night
I clean my face and shine my shoes
And go where I'm not supposed to
See I tamed a lion once I stole his roar
Stripped his pride away but he found more
So now he's out to take what's his and shove
My future in my face and scare me back in my place
So soon so soon you've got it beat 'til it eats you
See I left my flaming sword beside your bed
I woke to find it pressed against my neck
You wept suggestion never works
So now I'm trying something else
I shut my eyes hold on... oh well
And I felt a feather fall a tree trunk split
Inside my lying mouth played violin
He said you should give up your voice
Before we both end up destroyed
I quit alright he purred good boy
You'll fall for anything when you're caught
You'll believe anyone and
I said that's not exactly true
Only you, you do what you do
You awake in the hospital in a thrift store suit
You hear your lover's voice from the waiting room
You shut your eyes and pray for peace
Think I'm not here this isn't me
This isn't something I would do
I know the complicated truth
A big top tent a firey sword
I make a mask of lions roar
But they're not real and never were
And soon she won't be real either
This is the life you went and earned
Because you never fucking learn
You could use up all of your years
Fixing the mess you make in here
So as her nervous dress draws closer
Dress heels click off their approach
You clutch your chest and whisper
"oh no, what will I do? what will I do?

Where in the world have you been
It's as strange as I've ever lived
So you're comin' along to the sideshow
I'll be fallin' all over like Dominos
For girls are sad in their eyes
They're all standin' around bein' hypnotized
And walkin' me back to the firin' line
You smile to get in the door
You can't keep it closed anymore
Tell your ma that you're gone to the freak show
I'm crawlin' all over the carnival
Just scratchin' a stitch' in a skin
I'm moanin' for more of the medicine
In the mornin' you're wonderin' where ya been
Just turnin' your back to the ghost
And tryin' to look like you just might know
That all of the good that you've seen
Just went down and into the drain
Oh kids, am I straight out for now?
In the mornin', I'm gonna find it on out
What in the world can it be
It's as strange as I've ever seen
The girls are dead in their eyes
Just standin' around like they're hypnotized
Who'll follow me back to the freak show
I'm crawlin' all over the carnival
And I am gone
The kid's in a straight out for now
In the mornin', I'm wanna find it on out
What in the world can it be
It's as strange as I've ever seen
The girls are dead in their eyes
Just standin' around like they're hypnotized
Who'll follow me back to the freak show
I'm crawlin' all over the carnival

The Carnival has just left town
The sideshow horror
on a switchblade circuit frown
She's in the back of the yellow van
Finding a new plate of tricks
in the master's hand
The Carnival hast just left town
The High-road High-life
beyond the wall of coloured sound
When it all comes down
She doesn't feel so in control
Like the years before
when the winter seemed so cold
He's on her back with a dirty smile
High-road High-life
feeling like a little child
When it all comes down
It isn't real
When it all comes down
She doesn't feel
The Carnival hast just left town
The sideshow horror on a
switchblade circuit frown

Neol uihae junbihan oneul
Jjibjjib haettdeon ildeul da jiwobeoryeo
Haengbokhan kieokdeullo
Neoui mam kadeuk chaeugo sipeo
Nuneul kamgo nae soneul kkok jaba
Nal ddarawa nal mideobwa
Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh nan naheya~
Cheomiya ireon darkkomhan neukkim
Nae simjang kkongdak kkongdak
I want kiss, kiss, kiss
Darkkomhan kieokdeullo
Naega neoui mam kadeuk chaeugo sipeo
Nuneul kamgo nae soneul kkok jaba
Naeddarawa nal mideobwa
Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh nan naheya
Summer carnival
Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh nan naheya
Uh! Sasileun mariya (Oh~~eh-oh na na)
Na meotjin mari hanado
Saengkaknaji anheul mankkeum mariya
Neol keumankkeum mankkeum seongkkeum seongkkeum
Kkeojyeoganeun naesarang (Love you girl~)
Neoneun haessallcheoreom nuni busyeo
Naneun padokati keochimeobseo
Uri ape miraen badacheoreom neolbgo kkeuti eobseo
Carnival~
Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
Pureunbit badawa baeksajang
Ddaddeuthan haessal coconut island
Deonuni busin geon
Neoui misoya summer carnival
Say oh! Eh! Oh! (Oh! Eh! Oh! )
Jeulkyeobwa I no! Rae! Ro! (No! Rae! Ro! )
Like this! Like that!
Everybody crazy!
I bamui chueokeun ikose mudeulge
Island~
Cheoum manattdeon seorremi baro yeogie ittjyo
Keudae nareul nareul midgo
Follow, follow me! 1, 2, 3 Go!
Party's started!
Carnival~
Summer carnival
Oh-eh-oh, oh-eh-oh, nan naheya

A brief commentary of Juraj Grezdo & Nela Horvathova: "Nature scenery again. Majestic darkness full of mysteries. Darkness brings fear that forces people to wear the masks to hide their fear. After the new day comming they put them aside".
Sombre is a nightsky without stars.
That refresh our bygone memories.
Like a veiled mirror that doesn't reflect our face.
And we cannot see ourselves.
A watchful eye observes us from the high.
We feel this penetrating dradful look.
It chills and also burns at once.
And we are suddenly growing numb.
We all hide our fears under the masks of different feelings.
We all are just scarecrows in masquerades of this world.
The moon set beyond the ancient poplars.
The dusk embraced a smudged world.
Frosty winds made our bones cold.
We feel the fearful splendour of the night.
We all hide our fear under the masks of different feelings.
We all wear the features we?ve never been able to obrain.
A new day has come, it dawns.
And all the night phantoms turn pale.
Our fears disappeared, we take off our masks.

I sing to the sun in the sky
I sing to the sun risin' high
Carnival dancer, magical time of youth
And as the day draws nigh
Dreams fill my heart
I'll sing while he plays his guitar
I'll sing as the night wakes the dawn
Will love come my way on this magical day?
And will hope stay in my heart?
Carnival dancer, magical time of youth
And as the day draws near
Dreams fill my heart and
I'll sing while he raises guitar
I'll sing my dream from afar
Will love come my way on this magical day?
And will hope stay in my heart?
Will true love come my way on this magical day?
Overlook, oh my love, in my
Stay, oh, dear, stay, oh, dear
Stay, in my, you, you, stay again
The way you're walking and walk, the way you can
The way you're telling me you're not a danger, this man
I said again, I say again, I'm not too kind to the moon

This time
In control
I do It my way
I unfold
Spread the news
Around the globe
Every city
Let them know
I got a little feeling
Bring it to me
1, 2, 3 Here I go, Here I go
Please don't mind
If I bust a little flo
I'm so excited, Carnival
Topp'n the charts
How I do it
One hit wonder, No
Let me prove it
Show u how I do it (do it)
Cause I think tonight is about to be a
Soldout Show
U betta be ready
Cus tonight is a big top party
U betta be ready
And welcome all of you
To the Carnival
It's like a carnival
We get down
Here we go
All out, round and round
Bright lights here we are
At the carnival
Carnival (we at. we at. we at at the)
Carnival
You in the spotlight
Make a Move
Let the beat control
Let me see u move to the beat now
Let me see u move to the beat now
This time
I Unfold
Let the music
Take control
Move to the beat now
Here I go
We get a little loose now
In the mode
I got a little feeling
Bring it to me
1, 2, 3 Here I go, Here I go
Please don't mind
If I bust a little flo
I'm so excited, Carnival
Topp'n the charts
How I do it
One hit wonder, No
Let me prove it
Show u how I do it (do it)
Topp'n the charts
How I do it
One hit wonder, No
Let me prove it
Show u how I do it (do it)
Cause I think tonight is about to be a
Soldout Show
U betta be ready
Cus tonight is a big top party
U betta be ready
And welcome all of you
To the Carnival
It's like a carnival
We get down
Here we go
All out, round and round
Bright lights here we are
At the carnival
Carnival (we at. we at. we at at the)
Carnival
Clowns dressed up
Everybody all around
It's a sold out show
Everybody get down
It's like a carnival
We get down
Here we go
All out, round and round
Bright lights here we are
At the carnival
Carnival (we at. we at. we at at the)

I think she ran away, she must have ran away
With the carnival, today
She loved the chimpanzees, she always loved flying trapeze
She loved the carnival more then she loved me
I can not hold her like the strongest man alive
I can not get her high, she rides the ferris wheel all night
I start to cry and the moonlight in my tears looks like the midway lights
I think she's with the carnival tonight
I think she ran away she must have ran away
When the circus was in town, today
I thought we got along, I thought nothing was wrong
She was the happiest I've seen her in days
I cant sleep when I dream of 3 legged man
We had a lovely house, now it's the big top tent, give me a chance
I can love you more than those elephants
But she wants the clowns that make the horses dance
Your with the carnival I guess
Your with the carnival I guess
Your with the carnival I guess
Your with the carnival I guess
I think she ran away, she must have ran away
With the carnival, today
I thought I smelled her cotton-candy breathe in those balloons
I can't see her face now, it's all covered with tattoos
Can not hold her like the strongest man alive
I can not get her high, she rides the ferris wheel all night
I start to cry and the moonlight in my tears looks like the midway lights
I think she's with the carnival tonight
She must be with the carnival tonight

Move over Satan I'm a God blessed sinner
Try Chewing on the bread of life, that's what's for dinner
I gotta stand my ground, gotta hold the fort
Gotta pray hard because life's life's to short
Spirit tastes great but the world's less filling
You can be all you can be but you have to be willing
The operator's standing by. He's waiting for your call
You know your sould is grungy, He's the stain lifter thats all
I've tried it on my own, I can't just do it
But now I'm in good hands
And I know He'll see me through it
If you can't say this, get a piece of the Rock
Time is runnin' out -- Tick Tock, Tick Tock
Many times in life you're gonna take a lickin'
But when Jesus Christ has your back,
You're gonna keep on tickin'
Tickin' like a time bomb that's waiting to explode

What were my intentions in time will bring good
and so we'll make this our own paradise
where blue eyes should look
so i played again to lay down myself
the lines made me perfect and came then
the light gave me dark
threw myself in your door
you stared at me with those eyes
and caught your disease
then swallowed ideas to skin
and left standing there
and so we'll make this your own paradise
where all eyes would stare
so i played again to lay down myself
the lines made me perfect and came then

I've got it bad
What do I do with this ache that I have?
Just let it be...
Or should I use all the tricks up my sleeve?
This ain't a game
This ain't a game I want to play
All the pieces are frayed
And there are rules
Oh, these are rules I can't obey
It seems so unfair
They bite and they scratch when they're not even there
The giddyup days
Go down with the sun as the calliope plays
So take a spin
Come take a spin and start the show
Climb the ropes and let go
You're worried now
Don't worry now, no one'll know
[Chorus:]
Would you think very badly of me
If I took the first route that's easy?
Would you help me to free
All the baggage you see
Could you conquer this carnival?
It's started to sting
All of these words that I feel when I sing
Take it away
I can't bear to see how you suffer this way
So many things
Too many things you can't deny
Such good reasons to try
I want to hear
I need to hear you say the lines
[Chorus]
Would you battle the Pisces in me?
This ain't a game
This ain't a game I want to play
All the moves have been feigned
And there are rules
Too many rules no one obeys
Would you think very badly of me
-Don't think badly of me-
If I took the first route that's easy
-I'll find a way out-
Would you help me to free
All the baggage you see
Could you conquer this carnival
-Could you conquer me-

Streets filled with joy
Children come out to play
Worries far gone
The world seems to have fun today
All colours bright and gay
Are whirling around
Cheerful music plays
Hypnotising sounds
Oh, on with the show
On your darkest day
Oh, these clowns you enjoy
Your children, I rape
We're harlequins of deceit
Hiding behind our paint
Midgets and freaks
Enticing your kids away
This glorious pageantry
Threatens your town
Chanting gallantly
We are tradesmen of the young
Hysterical countrymen
Protect their progeny
Fools drawing swords
Like flowers with useless thorns
Families torn apart
By our side-show of fear
Our very bitter carnival

If your very, very quiet
and do not make a sound
I'll share a little secret
that seems a bit profound
Each thought that is imagined
gains life its own
and drifts into reality
looking for it's home
Some people call it Karma
some people call it fate
some people call it kindness
others call it hate
some people use it wisely
some people sell it cheap
some call it happiness
but others call it grief
tragedy from tragedy
a lovers kiss (that's simple)
religion falls behind the walls
where paradise remains
did suffering suggest the cause
of all our little questions
the answer was not coming soon

I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
Carnival came by my town today
bright lights from giant wheels
fall on the alleyways
and I'm here
by my door
waiting for you
I will never know
cause you will never show
come on and love me now
come on and love me now
I here sounds of lovers
barrel organs, mothers
I would like to take you
down there
just to make you mine