Roll up to the land of the free With orders to obey Step into a world of clowns Elite in every way Whiteface fake painted smile Born into pretend Pacifying all around In darkness world descends We only see what they want us to We only read what they want us to read We only hear what they want us to They wanna make us bleed Bow down to the clowns When the circus comes to town Bow down to the clowns Watch the puppets dance and drown Who's wearing the crown Pulling strings we all fall down Bow down to the clowns It's the greatest fucking show in town Stand up for the star attraction A carnival of freaks Walking through a ring of fire A masked pretender speaks Hands clap sugar candy lies Fear becomes a friend Step up to the carousel The magic never ends We only see what they want us to We only read what they want us to read We only hear what they want us to They wanna make us bleed Bow down to the clowns When the circus comes to town Bow down to the clowns Watch the puppets dance and drown Who's wearing the crown Pulling strings we all fall down Bow down to the clowns It's the greatest fucking show in town Obey control divide defeat Obey control divide defeat Obey control divide defeat Obey control divide and delete Ladies and gentlemen Welcome to the land of the free Bring along your sons and daughters Step into the new world order We only see what they want us to We only read what they want us to read We only hear what they want us to They wanna make us bleed Bow down to the clowns When the circus comes to town Bow down to the clowns Watch the puppets dance and drown Who's wearing the crown Pulling strings we all fall down Bow down to the clowns It's the greatest fucking show in town