The Vanishing Circus

Underneath the faded lights the circus stands alone Tattered tents sway in the breeze where laughter once had grown But now the air is cold and still no echoes of the crowd Only whispers on the wind the silence screaming loud The posters torn the colors bled the rides rust in decay A ghostly call that beckons you come closer if you may But once you cross the shattered gate there's no turning around For here the people vanish fast and none are ever found In the vanishing circus souls are lost in time One by one they slip away to a haunting endless rhyme The tents will swallow everything no matter how you plead In the vanishing circus you're the next it needs The carousel spins slow though no hand turns the gears And faces in the fun-house glass reflect your darkest fears The clowns all wear their frozen masks but something moves inside A shadow slips between the cracks where all the vanished hide You see a glimpse you hear a cry but when you reach it's gone The circus feeds on wandering souls beneath the dying dawn Cotton candy melts to dust the popcorn's stale and dry And those who've vanished from the world still roam beneath the sky In the vanishing circus souls are lost in time One by one they slip away to a haunting endless rhyme The tents will swallow everything no matter how you plead In the vanishing circus you're the next it needs The lion's roar the juggler's flames they flicker in the dark But every act is just a trap that leaves no trace no mark The ringmaster with hollow eyes he calls you to the ring But once you step into the light you'll hear the darkness sing In the vanishing circus souls are lost in time One by one they slip away to a haunting endless rhyme The tents will swallow everything no matter how you plead In the vanishing circus you're the next it needs So when you see the circus rise beneath a blood-red moon Beware the lure of mystery for it will take you soon The crowd may cheer the lights may glow but none will ever stay For in the vanishing circus all will fade away