    [Intro][3/4 Time][Eerie Circus Atmosphere]
(Stylophone plays short, shivering glissando bursts, like a distant, unsettling calliope)

[Verse 1][Melancholic][Surreal]
The tent poles sag, a tired sigh in the wind
The painted smiles are cracking, where do we begin?
The sawdust whispers secrets, of laughter turned to dust
A carousel of shadows, consumed by creeping rust

[Pre-Chorus][Sinister Undertones][Waltz Feel]
Around and around, the music starts to sway
A phantom hand is guiding, you can't get away
The mirrors warp your vision, a distorted, glassy stare
Beneath the peeling posters, a chilling, vacant air

[Chorus][Thoughtful Rock][Eerie]
Oh, the circus sleeps tonight, but dreams are wide awake
A waltz with creeping dread, for goodness gracious sake
The spotlight's a cold eye, that watches from above
A bittersweet performance, devoid of any love

[Verse 2][Melancholic][Surreal]
The acrobats are frozen, mid-flight, a silent plea
Their painted harlequin tears, for all the world to see
The lion's cage is empty, a legend told too long
A symphony of absence, where did it all go wrong?

[Pre-Chorus][Sinister Undertones][Waltz Feel]
Around and around, the music starts to sway
A phantom hand is guiding, you can't get away
The mirrors warp your vision, a distorted, glassy stare
Beneath the peeling posters, a chilling, vacant air

[Chorus][Thoughtful Rock][Eerie]
Oh, the circus sleeps tonight, but dreams are wide awake
A waltz with creeping dread, for goodness gracious sake
The spotlight's a cold eye, that watches from above
A bittersweet performance, devoid of any love

[Bridge][Stylophone Solo][Shivering Glissandi]
(Stylophone takes center stage, mimicking Bowie's 'After All' feel, with sharp, eerie, wobbly glissandi that build in intensity then fade)
The cotton candy melts, a ghost upon the tongue
A lullaby of madness, in a forgotten song

[Chorus][Thoughtful Rock][Eerie]
Oh, the circus sleeps tonight, but dreams are wide awake
A waltz with creeping dread, for goodness gracious sake
The spotlight's a cold eye, that watches from above
A bittersweet performance, devoid of any love

[Outro][Fading Eerie Circus][3/4 Time]
(Stylophone glissandi become more sparse and distant, like whispers in the dark. The waltz rhythm slowly disintegrates)
The final curtain falls...
(Silence)
