Whaddaya know, it's all a show
The curtain's coming down
The hero's dead, the villain's fled
The actors take their bows
The painted smile begins to die
as you begin to see
That you've been playing masquerades
While others fought for real
The wind without, the dark within
The stagedoor slamming shut
For all bright lights have died tonight
As you walk away from love
Still you hear the jingling bells
but can't see where they're at
For on your head there still remains
A broken jester's cap
A tragedy to some, a comedy to others
How you've been stumbling around, a jester in a crown
The punters laugh, the punters scream
Bring on the clowns
But I can see your face from here
Someone save the clown
save the clown
You can't go back, you can't stay here
the laughter's still too real
You wipe away your makeup and
destroy all that you've been
For those who laughed shall laugh no more
the show is over now
And he who laughs the last shall walk
away from this unbowed
A tragedy to some, a comedy to others
How you've been stumbling around, a jester in a crown
The punters laugh, the punters scream
Bring on the clowns
But I can see your face from here
Someone save the clown
save the clown