Who wants a show? Didn't you come here to be entertained? Turn down the lights, drop your voice to a whisper and sip the champagne All that I've been feels wrong to me now Forgive me if I don't seem familiar One, two, three, four 'Cause I'm no longer a carnival, there's nothing to see here anymore I've shut down the lights and closed the door Untethered the elephants and the clean-up crew is Pushing ribbons across the floor Who wants a go, wouldn't you sign up for a really good swing? Leave it all on the field, leave it all up to fate, take your place in the ring All that I've been, wrong for me now Forgive me if I don't seem familiar One, two, three, four 'Cause I'm no longer a carnival, there's nothing to see here anymore I've shut down the lights and closed the door (I've closed the door) Untethered the elephants and the clean-up crew is Pushing ribbons across the floor I'm no longer a willing player, I'm throwing the game And now it's someone else's turn to play 1-2-3-4, I don't want what I did before 5-6-7-8, the troubadour of keeping score 9-10-11-12, remember me forever more In 13, 14, 15, 16 years of never-ending war 'Cause I'm no longer a carnival, there's nothing to see here anymore I've shut down the lights and closed the door (and closed the door) Untethered the elephants and the clean-up crew is Throwing ribbons across the floor I'm no longer a willing player, I'm throwing the game And it's someone else's turn to play I've shut down the lights, I'm closing the door 'Cause I am not a carnival anymore