The Contortionist Lyrics

Roll up, roll up

This fate is harrowing

The thoughts won't let me sleep

And I cannot hide

The circus inside of my mind

I feel disgusting

I should really clean up my act

Direction is lost

I'll show you my flaws

And then there is no going back

I am too far gone everything is wrong

The tight rope of apathy I balance on

I'm jumping through rings

But I don't feel anything

Trapeze swings but I can't let go, I can't let go

Your smoke, your mirrors and misdirection

Contorted reflection will change your perception

I'm in the shadows these internal battles

Are taking their toll when nothing else matters

Distorted self image is something you live with

Bound by the worth that someone else gives it

I'm too contorted to escape

I may bend but I won't break

A twisted truth that still remains

I will stay

Every option seems the same

Chained in this cage every day

Every struggle is in vain

I will stay

I, I just can't mask the urge anymore

This fate is harrowing

The thoughts won't let me sleep

And I cannot hide

Illusions constrict my mind

I feel disgusted

At how I've ended up

All sense is lost, I show you my flaws

But I'm never giving up

I'm too contorted to escape

I may bend but I won't break

A twisted truth that still remains

I will stay

Every option seems the same

Chained in this cage every day

Every struggle is in vain

I will stay

Contort me

Constrain me

And I will never be free

Encage me

Enrage me

Until you engage me

Craving applause

I just can't mask the urge anymore

Where's the applause?

I just can't mask the urge anymore