The Carnival

by Ezra Muse

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Step right up, don’t be shy
To the carnival In the sky
The freak show’s left
And games are right
Choose the left
Follow me and accordingly
The accordion man with concrete teeth
To a field, where feeling’s free
There’s fortune tellers and the freaks can’t be released
Just wait and see
Hey hey hey….

The tutorial is on the screen
The book of rules it sits beneath
No touching, pointing, and please no screams
We have it all, the bearded lady, the one who speaks in riddles and rhymes
And the Amalgaman, our centerpiece
He takes your worst and makes it right
His name as you see is up in lights
Can you believe he’s graced our screens?
Hey hey hey…

How small and nimble he is
Look at his peculiar grin
He’ll feed you wine to sell you gin
So in every town we take a vote
Let him stay or leave him float
Down the stream to drown and scream
So as I’ve said, raise those hands, at the ending of our show
Shall we keep him or let him go?

Avert your eyes now to the right, to the circus now in sight
The acrobats, the motorbikes
See them shooting through the sky
Where they’ll go to eat their pie
See the one eyed porcupine
Hear the laughing peg legged man
Obey his orders where he stands
Join the circus now at last
Hey hey hey…

Pull back that curtain
As we are now certainly certain
Your brainy eyes began a hurtin
On the ride
Now look around and please attempt
To orient
Do you even know where you are?
You’re at the freak show
Where we've beat ya, and we've taught ya
And bequeathed ya with the lies of Amalgaman
Hey hey hey…

See him do a somersault
He’ll place your mind right in a vault
Will you divert him or be at fault?
So raise those hands and don’t be shy,
Cast your vote for the name In lights
It’s you he’s chosen for the ride
And next time you go to the carnival
Will ya choose someone less harmful?
Or choose the golden lettered sloppy boy?

credits

released November 3, 2020
Ezra - Guitar, Vocals
Rob Wickline - Instrumental Writing and Performance, Production, Mixing
Mastered by Ryan Schwabe
Art by Kalina Winters

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American Folk Artist | Philly

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