Midnight Circus

Trapeze aint' easy, the interviewer says looking up from a page You've got an essay of a resume, even worked for the cirque du soleil Spent time in vegas, flawless ten shows a week We're all very impressed, but the midnight circus is not for the weak Jonathan replies, with a sparkle in his eye, that clearly he's ready for anything He's been sleeping eyes wide With a chest full of pride since the opportunity came knocking No, I won't let you down sir, test me I will not fail The interviewer smirks, and with one thumbs up, sends Jonathan to acrobat hell Dusk till dawn, and the days were long, not a moment to stop and reminisce He'd Tape up a gash, or walk on a fracture, not a second was missed The blood in his mouth, yeah he tasted it, every second he wanted to quit But when he tried to think of a higher peak, the answer was always this is it So he closed his eyes, and he prayed to himself I know this springboard feels like a bed of nails, but it's something we can't be without And now they've whittled a whole crowd down, to just two But who's the one more astonishing Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you for the first time The Amazing Jonathan And anything could happen to you now When you risk it all And you take the fall So when the curtain calls you go and take a bow Then you risk it all And you take the fall And Johnny boy could not be beat, the bigtop act was easy street He somersaults defying death, the seat's-edge crowd still holds its breath Hooping hollering house-lights dim, whispering wondering, eyes on Him Nothing could stop this living blur except for the night that he saw her Dancing in the center ring and fanning flames she had that thing That elegant swaying poise, murdering men, destroying boys Moxie was her moniker, he knew that none were lovelier When he tried to think of a higher peak, the answer was always it's her The one he loved, the myth he couldn't believe was true She had the voice of an angel, the sound he hoped to grow old to And when she moved her hips, he could only think one thing If she's to be my darling queen, I've got to be the king They fell in love, it was destined to be He's the best in the air, she's the best on her feet Through years their love grew, and it never failed As they tried to raise a family through diminishing ticket sales And anything could happen to you now When you risk it all And you take the fall So when the curtain calls you go and take a bow Then you risk it all And you take the fall I can see him now, gray is his hair as he stares at the crowd He's practiced his bow, but that's only gonna happen If he doesn't kick the bucket on the long trip down Named king but he wears no crown, hoping the locals don't figure him out Growing older now, but he's still gotta man up cause he's gotta keep the mortgage down His kid's in the front row, grandkid on the lap There's a tiny little landing pad, and a jetpack strapped to his back She's backstage stretching, growing old, but still warming up And Moxie get's the money from the policy her husband has recently upped Ringmaster gives the cue to king, along with a subtle nod and a wink Acrobats who are strapped for cash don't got a lotta time to think Blow one last kiss, throw one last wave Make one last wish that you don't change your mind when you open your eyes half way Wind blows past Kings face, as it would on a regular day There's an x marked on the ground, but the king lands around a kingdom away Initial disbelief, followed up by a guttural scream Ripcord pulled, and the curtain falls, and a scramble to handle the morbid scene And anything could happen to you now When you risk it all And you take the fall So when the curtain called you went and took a bow Then you risked it all And you took the fall