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Circus Lyrics — John Cale | Dork

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John Cale
Circus Lyrics

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Circus

From Walking on Locusts1996

Lyrics

Circus

[Verse 1] Animals in cages People stand and stare Outside looking in Confidentially, it's gotten worse Inside this cage the pacing's gotten worse [Verse 2] The lion tamer's art Whip against the will Has shattered the calm A broken mind and body in the dark [Verse 3] The beauty on the trapeze She stayed quiet above it all Her lover on the floor Had been there once or twice before [Bridge] [?spoken French] [Verse 4] The robot decides I think we found the perfect replacement this time The leading role in this pantomime

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"Circus" is a song by John Cale from the album Walking on Locusts, released in 1996.

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