Send Out the Clowns

[Intro]
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

[Verse 1]
And all the little sleeping men
Are restless in their sleep
All troubled by the dreams of what could be

And even in those dreams
A thousand petty schemes
Are slicing up their dignity

Those clowns who dance before their eyes
Are carefully disguised
As people who are just like you and me

Yet no other men on Earth
Are allowed to do their worst
Then wipe their dirty hands on us

[Chorus]
So send, send, send
Send out the clowns
We've been watching too long
We need something to focus on

So, please, please, please
Send out the clowns
We need someone to help us see
Something to help us breathe

Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe

[Verse 2]
Sensation, all this information
Steals our concentration
Keeps us in a state of apathy

And even whilst we sleep
A thousand grinning creeps
Are feeding off our energies

Those clowns that dance before your eyes
Are carefully disguised
As people who are just like you and me

Yet no other men on Earth
Are allowed to do their worst
Then wipe their dirty hands on us

They wipe their dirty hands on us!

[Chorus]
Send, send, send
Send out the clowns
We've been watching too long
We need something to focus on

So, please, please, please
Send out the clowns
We need something to help us see
Something to focus on

[Outro]
Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe

Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe

Something to help us breathe
Something to help us breathe