Step inside the carnival, dear audience, I play the fool
And I know, yes I know, I'm an opening act
Am I someone you hold on to?
Whilst you look for someone new
And I know, yes I know, I'm your opening act
See you can lead me on, but when you let me down
Make me numb, so I can't feel a thing
When you lead me on, if it stops my heart
Let it hum, one last final song
Step inside the carnival, it's here I stand, a hopeless fool
And I know, yes I know, that you're leading me on
We danced around the questions you are holding out the answers to
And I know, yes I know, I'm your opening act
See you can lead me on, but when you let me down
Make me numb, so I can't feel a thing
When you lead me on, if it stops my heart
Let it hum, one last final song
Fallin' in and out, too many times to count
I still hold myself, with every heartache felt
I fall in and out, of consciousness and doubt
Try to protect myself, for when you let me down
See you can lead me on, but when you let me down
Make me numb, so I can't feel a thing
When you lead me on, if it stops my heart
Let it hum, one last final song
