Pierrot's Apocalypse

Wide, red grin 'neath painted face Jokes we've spun 'round human race Yeah! We're just jesters in the doom Juggling earth's impending tomb [Chorus: Wailed Verse] Ooh, this big top's ablaze Ah, end's masquerade Ties of silk, hat askew In this circus, we bid adieu Laughing loud at the falling sky In the wreckage, our gleeful cry [Pre-Chorus] While the world spins 'round out of tune We dance in the light of a dying moon Makeup smeared, but still we stand A carousel that's close to end Tumbling through these days of strange A harlequin's last act on stage [Bridge: Spoken Word over Heavy Riffs] Hear the thunder, see the flash Under the big top's final crash Marquee lights fade, (fade away) Pierrot cries, facing Judgment's day Fortunes told, none could believe Now jest's over, no time to grieve [Chorus: Wailed Verse] Ooh, our mask's final scene Ah, dance while you glean