Circus Minimus Lyrics

Five A.M.

Welcome to the greatest show on earth

I got a monkey on my back, and so does he

And so does he, and they're celebratin openly

Matter of fact it's monkeys all the way down

Sad, pathetic little clowns

This is regression. This is one giant leap backwards

I'm takin shots of you that thin me so I bleed faster

Cause it's an honor just to let you turn my dreams blacker

So here's hopin someday I wake up to green pastures

I pulled some bricks up out the foundation

Ammunition for the war to bang the drums and get the ground shakin

(Guerrilla | gorilla) poundin his chest against a proud nation

Just prayin he can make a difference before the hounds take him

But that's never fazed you, truly nothing does

That's why I love you but also why I'm a "just because"

So I can't rest here, not til we win

Walls don't work here; you're already in

Five A.M.

A wise man once said that the opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference

Indicative of a fundamental disconnect as our diverging paths may be, I'll keep your lessons of resilience in my heart for all of time

Locked in a derelict treasure chest that nonetheless permeates the walls of my psyche with every breath

Cannot our star-crossed confluence of rivers take me home