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ANI DIFRANCO lyrics : "Freakshow"

Life in the circus ain't easy
But the folks on the outside don't know
The tent goes up and the tent comes down

And all that they see is the show
And the ladies on the horses look so pretty
And the lions are lookin real mad

And some of the clowns are happy
And some of the clowns are sad


But underneath
There's another expression
That the makeup isn't making

Life under the big top
It's about freedom
It's about faking

There's an art to the laughter
There's a science
And there's a lot of love

And compliance

Welcome to the freakshow

Here we go...

We live to hear the slack-jawed gasping

We live under a halo of held breath
And when the children raise up a giant shield of laughter
It's like they're fending off death

And we can make something bigger
Then anyone of us alone
And then the clowns will take off their makeup

And the people will go home

But life on the outside ain't easy

No sequins, no elephants,
No parading around
Yeah, the tent goes up

And the tent comes down
And they're stuck in this $#&@ing town


You need a lot of love and compliance

Welcome to the freakshow

Here we go

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