Stone cold, in the middle of a circus But the lights are all on you Try to fake a smile But the curtain draws on you When the crowd begins to cheer It's a sign that the end is drawing near Presenting the world When the lights go out The tears fade, right before their very eyes But yours begin to shed Fake it for a while but the coursing darkness treads For behind each casting art Is the image of a man who's torn apart Escaping the world When the lights go out Fear not, I have descended Before you even knew I only told them: I love you The smile you see, can't comprehend it But I died too long ago So every time I start the show I drop the act and away I go Stone throws, for a friend with a message But that message failed to send Too many times I've bailed, cause the show's about to end Like an intermittent break Like a purgatory sending me to shake I walk off the stage and the lights go out You would have never believed me while smiling You would have stopped to intrigue when I'm frowning You would have helped just to shake it off But it bled me dry Maybe you're not supposed to know But would it kill to just remind yourself I'm gone? I'm broken again, as the lights go out Fear not, I have descended Before you even knew I only told them: I love you The smile you see, can't comprehend it But I died too long ago So every time I start the show I drop the act and away I go By the time you hear me cry I'll have lost you through thousands of voices All blinded by the sounds No remorse for me is found And I am not meant to be chained to the ground I have no soul Have no goal Have no promises Yet the mask is sealed away! So every time I take my leave Oh darkness, please. Oh just leave me be Holding on for life I can't let you know I am alive! Fear not, I have descended Before you even knew I only told them: I love you The smile you see, can't comprehend it But I died too long ago So every time I start the show I drop the act and away I go By the time this little number ends I'm gone And you can't cure my mind