[Verse 1]
Stone froze
In the middle of a circus
But the lights are all on you
Try to fake a smile
But the curtain draws on you
[Verse 2]
When the crowd begins to cheer
It's a sign that
The end is drawing near
Presenting the world
As the lights go out
[Verse 3]
The tears fade right before their very eyes
But yours begin to shed
Fake it for a while
But the coursing darkness dreads
[Verse 4]
For behind each casting art
Is the image of a man who's torn apart
Escaping the world
As the lights go out
[Chorus]
Fear not
I have descended
Before you even knew
I only told a minor few
The smile you see
Can't help but break it,
For I died too long ago
So every time I start the show
I drop the act and away I go!
(I drop the act and away I go)
[Verse 5]
Stone froze
For a friend with a message
But the message failed to send
Too many times I've bailed
'Cause the shows about to end
[Verse 6]
Like an intermittent break
Like a purgatory sending me to shake
I walk off the stage
As the lights go out
[Verse 7]
You would've never believed me
While smiling
You would've stopped to intrigue
While I'm frowning
You would've helped just to shake it off
But it bled me dry!
[Verse 8]
Maybe you're not supposed to know
But would it kill to just
Remind yourself I'm gone?
I'm broken again
As the lights go out
[Chorus]
Fear not
I have descended
Before you even knew
I only told a minor few
The smile you see
Can't help but break it,
For I died too long ago
So every time I start the show
I drop the act and away I go!
[Bridge]
By the time you hear me cry
I'll have lost you through
Thousands of voices
All blinded by the sounds
No remorse for me is found
And I am not meant to be
Chained to the ground!
I have no soul
Have no goal
Have no promises
Yet the mask is sealed away!
So every time I take my leave
Oh, darkness please
Oh just leave me be
Holding on for life
I can't let you know I'm alive!!
[Chorus]
Fear not
I have descended
Before you even knew
I only told a minor few
The smile you see
Can't help but break it,
For I died too long ago
So every time I start the show
I drop the act and away I go!
[Outro]
By the time this little number ends
I'm gone
And you can't cure my mind
