Who wants a show? Didn't you come here to be entertained?
Turn down the lights, drop your voice to a whisper and sip the champagne
All that I've been feels wrong to me now
Forgive me if I don't seem familiar

One, two, three, four

'Cause I'm no longer a carnival, there's nothing to see here anymore
I've shut down the lights and closed the door
Untethered the elephants and the clean-up crew is
Pushing ribbons across the floor

Who wants a go, wouldn't you sign up for a really good swing?
Leave it all on the field, leave it all up to fate, take your place in the ring
All that I've been, wrong for me now
Forgive me if I don't seem familiar

One, two, three, four

'Cause I'm no longer a carnival, there's nothing to see here anymore
I've shut down the lights and closed the door (I've closed the door)
Untethered the elephants and the clean-up crew is
Pushing ribbons across the floor

I'm no longer a willing player, I'm throwing the game
And now it's someone else's turn to play

1-2-3-4, I don't want what I did before
5-6-7-8, the troubadour of keeping score
9-10-11-12, remember me forever more
In 13, 14, 15, 16 years of never-ending war

'Cause I'm no longer a carnival, there's nothing to see here anymore
I've shut down the lights and closed the door (and closed the door)
Untethered the elephants and the clean-up crew is
Throwing ribbons across the floor

I'm no longer a willing player, I'm throwing the game
And it's someone else's turn to play

I've shut down the lights, I'm closing the door
'Cause I am not a carnival anymore