Lyrics
The lights are bright in the circus
The circus is brightly lit.
The geeks and the freaks all light cigarettes
People considered as geeks and freaks are smoking and finding amusement in your suffering.
And laugh at your misery
They mockingly laugh at your misery.
While the weight of the curtain closing crushes your heart
The heaviness of the curtain closing symbolizes a profound disappointment, crushing your heart.
The inertia of loneliness tears your flesh apart
The inertia of loneliness is causing emotional pain and tearing you apart.
It's a long slow slide
Emphasizes the gradual and prolonged nature of the decline or difficult situation.
It's a long slow slide
-It's a long slow slide...down
-Once the neon is gone
Even when the bright lights are gone, there's a small positive aspect remaining.
There is still that golden splinter at your side
A small, precious part of something positive still accompanies you.
His manners are charming, but who are you fooling
Someone may seem charming, but the reality is that you are not valued or committed to.
You are nobody's bride
Expresses a lack of significance or commitment in a relationship.
While Bukowski's widow haunts each empty seat on the Ferris wheel
Reference to Charles Bukowski's widow and the haunting emptiness of a Ferris wheel, suggesting a sense of loss.
Ghoulish lovers collide
Strange and unsettling lovers collide in a chaotic display of stolen kisses.
In a collage of kisses that they steal
Describes a collage of stolen kisses, further emphasizing a lack of genuine connection.
It's a long slow slide
Reiterates the prolonged and gradual descent or decline.
It's a long slow slide
-It's a long slow slide...down
-And outside the window
Observation of the circus outside the window with crackling and lurching movements, creating a chaotic atmosphere.
The circus crackles and lurches with rings of smoke
Implies a chaotic and uncertain environment with rings of smoke.
You laugh half-heartedly at the punchline
Laughing half-heartedly at a punchline suggests a forced or insincere response to the circumstances.
Not realizing they've made you the joke
Realization that others have made you the subject of their amusement or ridicule.
Inside my heart a war is raging
Internal conflict and a metaphorical war within the heart, addressing untamed and fearful regions.
In regions still untamed
-The worst fear I can imagine
-Is for the mystery to be tamed
Expresses a fear of losing the mysterious and unexplored aspects of life.
The mystery to be tamed
-It's a long slow slide
Reiteration of the slow and continuous decline or descent.
It's a long slow slide
-It's a long slow slide...down
-It's a long slow slide
Final repetition emphasizing the extended and gradual nature of the challenging journey.
It's a long slow slide
-It's a long slow slide...down
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