Feakshow Lyrics - Ani Difranco

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 laides on the horses look so pretty 

And the lions are looking 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 freedome 

It's about faking 

There's an art to the laughter 

There's a science 

And there's alot 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 of death 

And we can make something bigger 

Than any of us alone 

And then the clowns will take of 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 ten comes down 

And they're stuck in this fucking town 

You need alot of love and compliance 

Welcome to the freakshow 

Here we go...