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You were the ink in my eyes black with blasphemy

From the night before

The sweet sacrifice that you offered was bitter

Dark chocolate, savored it down to my core

Where I smolder

No wonder

I am frozen today

The carousel runs on, and I hum along

Hum the morning away

Go on and Tango the Gorgon to bed, my dear

Best be prepared to get all that you bargained for

And when the curtain comes down

These decisions must be made

On the day that the carnival heads out of town

Leaving no trace, just a music box melody running down

Would you caravan at my side, my love, will you ride?

See how we smolder

No wonder

I am frozen today

The carousel runs on

And I sing along

Dance the morning away, hey

Oh, don’t trust the sideshow serpentina

Shadows run fierce when the curtain comes down

But no fiercer than those you may find

Looking into these eyes

Look into my eyes

Oh, you were the truth of my running mascara

The moment my mask was no more

I offered me up sweet and bitter

Suspecting you’d courage to savor me down to my core

Where I smolder

No wonder I am frozen today

The midway is breaking down

Do I let this miracle stay, or do I cast it away

No wonder I am freezing, bleeding today

With the carnival I will leave town

Like the melody running down

But darling for now

Let the carousel play

Running away

They will all say

Don’t trust the sideshow serpentina

Shadows grow long when the curtain comes down

But no longer like those you may find

Gazing into these eyes

Look into my eyes