THE CLOWN AND THE ELECTION

I probably have the least to say about this one. Clown introduces the world of Black Dime Cabaret, and, to be honest, isn’t doing too much particularly interesting. BUT I do feel you need Clown for the rest of the album to work. It’s gone through a few big changes over the years, and although there are certain things I think we never got 100% right, the current version is the most solid.

Music by Brandon Young
Lyrics by Dayle Barnett

THE CLOWN AND THE ELECTION. hold your cards close to your chest / don’t trust the other side / it’s hard to know the honest truth / when all you hear are their lies / the curtain opens on an election and a clown / clouded in hearsay and rumour / the art of redirection he has to perfection / a thousand eyes keep watch on his town / and oh! look what you’ve done / look what you have created / the children beg in the street / never to be liberated / oh the loneliest hearts endure / left behind in the filth and debris / here the plague rats relentlessly feast / embrace the unrest and unease / the man with the raven face gives his life / to those so desperately in need / but nefarious plans he holds for those / embracing lust and greed / and oh! look what you’ve done / look what you’ve created / the children beg in the street / never to be liberated / and oh! how delightful / the chaos you leave in your wake / the future seems so frightful / we fall to our knees and quake / hold your cards close to your chest / no one is safe anymore / not clown, nor raven, nor lady in the dark / those elected will meet their demise / oh! look what you’ve done / look what you have created / the children beg in the street / never to be liberated / and oh! how delightful / the chaos you leave in your wake / the future seems so frightful / we fall to our knees and quake

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