Beneath the Painted Smile

Intro

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Verse 1

Faded ribbons on the carousel

Paint is peeling off the wooden smiles

I wore the painted grin for everyone

While the music ground for miles

Pre-Chorus

But no one saw the cracks beneath the grease

No one heard the splinter in my laugh

Chorus

Jester tears falling down

Underneath the crown

Jester tears on the ground

Where the circus burns to ground

Verse 2

Bells were jingling through the canvas dark

Laughter carried weight I couldn't hold

Balancing on wire above the arc

While the story went untold

Pre-Chorus

They paid in coins for every somersault

They never paid to see me break

Chorus

Jester tears falling down

Underneath the crown

Jester tears on the ground

Where the circus burns to ground

Guitar Solo

Bridge

Take the bells off my shoes

Let the spotlight fade away

I was funny till I lost the muse

Now there's nothing left to play

Chorus

Jester tears falling down

Underneath the crown

Jester tears on the ground

Where the circus burns to ground

Outro

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Jester tears

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