I shouldn't be ridin' a roller coaster
When the carousel is laughing at me
The trees they dance so I can stand still
My father calls and now I'm feelin' free
Older brothers get engaged in the season
The Ferris wheel it gains capacity
The wind is pleasant as it drizzles outside
I have no choice but to capture thee

And the so-called dark before dawn
Escapes across the county lines
The boundaries expand
Forever will live this band

Mimicry's just a form of emulation
The shoes worn before you remember
The balance beams and it threads and needles
Weaving wheel for the glazed eyed throws
The rainbows lead to the clay that is born
The tribe's collateral has grown
New tricks for all to see
See the bull's eye is the prize for me

And the so-called dark before dawn
Escapes across the county lines
The boundaries expand
Forever will live this band

Back in the town's traveling business
We are the clowns and patrons and the freaks
Singin' and laughin' six times a minute
No less behaves our versatility
And the magic follows the universal code
It's hidden in every strand and every band
The melodies coalesce in this circus
Clad in rhythm's Sunday' best

And the so-called dark before dawn
Escapes across the county lines
The boundaries expand
Forever will live this band
I don't know if the second hand is stoppin'
But I know it can learn to yield
To all that is pure on this earth I guess
One part of you for this recipe

The horse's saddle is fastened carefully
As it nays to the world openly
It trots and gallops and runs from here
With stories written by the second hand's girl
And a whirlwind of flashes await
You're armed with class and the truths from the sea
The captains and the merchants are the visions themselves
All in all one and one makes one

And the so-called dark before dawn
Escapes across the county lines
The boundaries expand
Forever will live this band
I don't know if the second hand is stoppin'
But I know it can learn to yield
To all that is pure on this earth I guess
One card away from the super house
And the provisions of the revisions can be compromised
As the tight rope is longer than expected
With two buckets of water attached
The matches light the candles beneath
And the people whistle and they cheer and respond to the dazzling elements of fear
Disguised by whimsical facial exercises
The water falls on the net beneath
And it's tied together by none other than thee