Masks And Monsters Dance

Chorus

Circus came to town to take the kids away

Dragon drums and banners line the jade velvet parade

Lanterns spill shadows in the sway

Circus came to town to take the kids away

Post-Chorus

Round and round the gears will play

Ha ha ho ho

Verse 2

Painted horses carry secrets through the mist

Laughter hides behind a silver-veiled tryst

Jesters sing in crimson-black array

Masks and monsters dance the reel today

Pre-Chorus

Moonlight shivers on the tiger’s mane

Every mother weeps in vain

Chorus

Circus came to town to take the kids away

Dragon drums and banners line the jade velvet parade

Lanterns spill shadows in the sway

Circus came to town to take the kids away

Post-Chorus

Round and round the gears will play

Ha ha ho ho

Bridge

Twisted banners flutter, stars begin to spin

Cedar smoke and splinters creak somewhere within

Glassy eyes and fortunes whispered low

Childhood trades for candle-glow

Verse 3

Mandarin ribbons wrap the vanishing trail

A lion roars beneath a cage of chain and nail

Silent clowns bow as the daylight fades

On wildfire wheels the circus rides away

Chorus

Circus came to town to take the kids away

Dragon drums and banners line the jade velvet parade

Lanterns spill shadows in the sway

Circus came to town to take the kids away

Post-Chorus

Round and round the gears will play

Ha ha ho ho

Outro

Curfew bells ring as the road unwinds

Red silk footsteps crossed and intertwined

Gilded cages rolling through the haze

Echoed names drift on the parade

Shadow marches echo old refrains

Trumpets wail a sorrow in their chains

Watch the fires flicker, children’s faces gone

Circus ghosts will carry on

Post-Chorus

Round and round the gears will play

Ha ha ho ho

Round and round the gears will play

Ha ha ho

After-Outro

Midnight lanterns swinging as the shadows bend

Satin puppets dancing, chorus never ends

Paper cranes and tiger tales, folded in the night

Tiny hands remember, dreaming in the quiet

Children’s Chorus

Hush now, hush now, they won’t stay

Circus dreams just drift away

Jade-green laughter fades from view

Morning brings a sky brand new