Please don't look so annoyed
Here's a bucket if you need to be sick
You see nothing 'round here's
Ever quite what it appears
If it was then I wouldn't have a business
Yes it's true you've been duped
But you shouldn't feel bad
The illusions that make up the circus
You see, the people they come to the circus
To see miracles performed
To see heaven and hell on Earth
We give 'em angels and demons
And everything in between 'em
Of the same stuff as they
How can we give 'em what they came for?
And for the people who can pay more
You can say that it's amoral
No nothing is quite what it seems
That the lion has got no teeth
It's all make believe, sonny
Just like we're gonna make believe
That you are a doctor of veterinary science
What they see, sense, and smell
Between the bullshit and baloney
A fake to shake the phoney
No nothing is quite what it seems
That the lion has got no teeth
It's not that I'm not impressed
By this lesson in deception
But the acts I like the best
Don't depend on misdirection
When they're flying overhead?
When they're dancing on a thread?
I think you would be surprised
I mean, have you seen our hippopotamus?
The lion has got no teeth
All the rubes think that she's marvelous
The lion has got no teeth
Been a month now since she died
Swimming in a tank of formaldehyde
Have you seen our Siamese twins?
The lion has got no teeth
The lion has got no teeth
Would the rubes be so elated
If they knew they're not related?
Oh no, you gotta give 'em
And have you met our great ringmaster?
Quite as threatening as he's dapper
Holds the ring inside his palm
Wields the whip to drive it on
Of the carnival's cardinal fraud
When the crowds have gone away
I'm just one among the many fighting
To feed my growing family
Of the same stuff as they
How do we keep 'em on the payroll?
How do we put food on the table?
Nothing sweetens the taste of that meat
They say that it's amoral
Yes our lies are our pride
And our prides in our lies
And the lions in our pride