Twisted Midway - Moodypaso

Track 23 From my album The Darkness Between Frequencies it is a spooky album as requested by members of my community Lyrics Step right up No refunds No exits The ticket man's smiling with stitches for lips Deals out a handshake that tightens your grip Ferris wheel creaks like it's chewing on bones Every ride whispers You're never going home Cotton candy tastes like static and smoke The funhouse mirrors know every joke Clowns in the alley juggling cracked-out moons Laughing so loud they awaken the tombs Welcome to the twisted midway Where nightmares clock in every payday Round and around till your mind goes sideways Everybody's grinning Nobody escapes Step right in Don't lose your head House of laughter House of dread Spin that wheel Place your bet The carnival ain't finished with you yet Carousel horses got teeth made of steel Every merry-go-round signs another deal The fortune teller's got no eyes to see Still she keeps describing everything about me Pop goes the weasel POP Go the lights. Something's crawling underneath tonight Balloon man floating without any strings Collecting broken halos and forgotten dreams Left Right Did you hear that? The midway is alive Hear that calliope crying? That ain't music Somebody's dying Hear those cheers from the haunted crowd? Every laugh gets darker Every scream gets loud Welcome to the crooked parade! Every smile leaves another soul frayed! Ride after ride till your memories fade This carnival remembers every choice you made! One last spin One last cheer Funny how forever started here When the big top falls beneath the moon You'll still be dancing Long after the tune The calliope warps out of tune The Ferris wheel groans to a stop A single ticket tears Footsteps fade into the darkness Children laugh then silence