Come one, come all
To the show you won't forget
Where shadows grin
And innocence wept
Welcome, my pretties, to laughter and light
Where smiles hide shadows and day bleeds to night
Painted grin, porcelain stare
Step inside - if you dare
Under the tent, the secrets play
In the ring where innocence decays
I live for the tremor that dances your spine
The gasp, the shiver, the mortal divine
A circus of mirrors, your soul on display
While I twist your reflection and take it away
I am the Laughing Veil
Painted joy, where nightmares sail
You call me cruel - I call it art
To wake the fear inside your heart
Raise the curtain, let madness sing
This circus bows to its broken king
I've seen kings weep, I've made lions crawl
Turned the brave to ghosts at the carnival
Balloons float high like souls set free
All for the joy of watching thee
You came for wonder - you stayed for the dread
A ticket to terror is cheap, my friend
Every clown hides a crown of pain
Every laugh, a note of the profane
I show you truth through twisted glee
A mirror's edge of sanity
I am the Laughing Veil
Your joy reborn, your courage frail
The ring is lit, the crowd's in trance
One last encore - one deadly dance
Raise your hands, let the lights descend
The show goes on... 'til the very end
You came to laugh
But you'll leave remembering me