Circus of Fools lyrics by Machine Men

1. Circus Of Fools

Circus of Fools - Circus of Fools A weak boy beneath a blood-red devilmask Crossing the line inflicting his mess He's not a friend but I won't say it to his face I will turn my back and find my own place - no apologies in vain Don't blame me - can't you see - you're a clown in a circus of fools You hate me and I hate you too until I'm six feet down You don't know the small word called regret Distance freezes and I'm not a threat You're not a friend but you will say it to my face You won't turn your back or find your own place - no apologies remain Don't blame me - can't you see - you're a clown in a circus of fools You hate me and I hate you too until I'm six feet down Same song - I'm on his way and different than him I'm wrong, he's always right trying to be so strong - spits on my face and beats me down but he is not the king with the crown Solo: J-V Don't blame me - can't you see - you're a clown in a circus of fools You hate me and I hate you too until I'm six feet down

2. No Talk Without The Giant

Circus of Fools - No Talk without the Giant Like a burned mark had left on your skin - never fades in time like a little sin The past is haunting you and there is nothing you can do You can stay in the dark but you can't leave your shadow You feel the vanity of life 'cos there is no talk without the giant Your soul is searching the light And you are defiant of the talk about the giant Time has killed you and left you so grey - buried alive with your reputation they say History has let you go - forgot your existence But if you try to fool - fool your own dark shadow... You feel the vanity of life 'cos there is no talk without the giant Your soul is searching the light And you are defiant of the talk about the giant Solo: J-V & Jani From down under onto the ground Fed with mud and beaten down You can't change your face - you can't hide your shadow You feel the vanity of life 'cos there is no talk without the giant Your soul is searching the light And you are defiant of the talk about the giant

3. Ghost Of The Seasons

Circus of Fools - Ghost of the Seasons The seasons change but I stand still - I'm like a figure in the dark Wind from the south is a memory - I watch the dead leaves how they fall from these pale trees To their tomb and give up with me Whole nature turns to lifeless grey waiting for spring days... All the dreams I loved have sailed away 'And I cry a small part of the rain Who is pulling my strings? The seasons change and I stand still - it feels like I don't exist Thoughts are made of sorrow - again I'm like a ghost in the mist on the path to the end - one wing frozen - one left to be found But when will the sun melt this ice coating the ground? All the dreams I loved have sailed away 'And I cry a small part of the rain Who is pulling my strings? 'cos I know it's not me Solo: J-V All the dreams I loved have sailed away 'And I cry a small part of the rain Who is pulling my strings? 'cos I know it's not me

4. Tyrannize

Circus of Fools - Tyrannize Don't be afraid, I'm just a soldier with a gun I'm spreading peace - I'm a patriotic son I have robot mind - I'm a robot slave - a ghost in this tyranny's game Welcome to the world - made of lead - the valley of the shadow of death Where the angels of retribution Spread the seed of distress collapsing all fortresses Take my hand - the hand of a fool I'm the man who commands - my words are your rules I'll rip up your wings - I'll feed you all my sins - I'll dive under your skin Welcome to the world - made of lead - the valley of the shadow of death Where the angels of retribution Spread the seed of distress collapsing all fortresses Solo: Jani & J-V

5. The Shadow Gallery

Circus of Fools - The Shadow Gallery Like a stranger in me sending silent orders Playing with my machine - overloads it with thoughts unclean I see things I don't want to see I feel things I don't want to feel Who keeps the dark inside my cell? Keeps me on the road to hell Makes me crawl like a slave in chains converting to rebel Playing games with my own mind driving me crazy There's no way out of here - from my shadow gallery How long the system lasts between love and hate? Feels like dreams are of glass - ripping my mind to pieces so fast The sold soul is on fire again Too many thoughts that remain Who keeps the dark inside my cell? Keeps me on the road to hell Makes me crawl like a slave in chains converting to rebel Playing games with my own mind driving me crazy There's no way out of here - from my shadow gallery The shadow gallery The shadow gallery Who keeps the dark inside my cell? Keeps me on the road to hell Makes me crawl like a slave in chains converting to rebel Solo: J-V & Jani I see things I don't want to see I feel things I don't want to feel Who keeps the dark inside my cell? Keeps me on the road to hell Makes me crawl like a slave in chains converting to rebel Playing games with my own mind driving me crazy There's no way out of here - from my shadow gallery The shadow gallery The shadow gallery The shadow gallery The shadow gallery The shadow gallery

6. Where I Stand

Circus of Fools - Where I stand He was blind 'cose he thought he could fight back... Reach the sky - be the man of his own life Broken walls - made of sand so he had to build them of stone Forced to change his future - Write the fate again with the hand of a stranger Be like someone else... Sometimes I fight against my own mind Sleepless nights full of fears of life No place for me on this cold and strange land I'm searching the answer from my heart - where I stand When the sun took the place of the moon All his fears disappeared - left this hollow man into his room Gazing out to the light after a black cloud - not a storm before the fall But the umbrella's full of holes Sometimes I fight against my own mind Sleepless nights full of fears of life No place for me on this cold and strange land I'm searching the answer from my heart - where I stand

7. Border Of The Real World

Circus of Fools - Border of the real World Solo: Ilari Heinäho Living in a shadow where the time has stopped Not in this world which is built on a clock It takes him under control Throwing him too fast for tomorrow Sitting in a room sucking poison into his head - on the way into the tomb from his own bed Satan has not left him But the job is done and death is smiling 'cos he is roaming at the border of the real world Where the angels have fallen And he is losing the game of death surrendering - welcoming the day of his fate No shelter by the grave - no return for the slave Solo: J-V Yesterday is gone - only lifeless around Blood on his hand is the ticket deep down The prisoner of his own mind - lost in the other side of daylight cos he is roaming at the border of the real world Where the angels have fallen And he is losing the game of death surrendering - welcoming the day of his fate No shelter by the grave - no return for the slave

8. Dying Without A Name

Circus of Fools - Dying without a Name The shadow on the wall was waiting for this boy But maybe angels were on my wall The day of November was getting much colder For the helpless needing time to survive He couldn't breathe on his own Straight to the hands of fate But fortune favoured me that day I got a reason to stay - another chance to live - not dying without a name I should have been a son of winter But I was born into the greyness of fall I'm thankful that I'm here and for those helping hands Who delayed the train of life a bit more It wasn't my time to go Straight to the hands of fate But fortune favoured me that day I got a reason to stay - another chance to live - not dying without a name Solo: Jani & JV

9. The Cardinal Point

Circus of Fools - The Cardinal Point The future was full of choices But all chances fell to the waves - beneath a boat we built With our hands keeping us safe on the surface Broken plans were rusted by the tears of broken men We chose another journey after weeks We had sailed blind and astray Fairytales from the endless seas and liars With their briefcase full of promises - we could sail the big ship across the ocean Navigation to the dreams I couldn't tell where the sea ended And the sky began - 'cos of the dark No light on the hill to lead us to the way of salvation Keeping us separate from these cold and dark waters Preventing disappearance to those waves Of lightning and storm Fairytales from the endless seas and liars With their briefcase full of promises - we could sail the big ship across the ocean Navigation to the dreams

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• Scars & Wounds (2003)
• Elegies (2005)
• Circus of Fools (2007)

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• Machine Men (2002)