In the carnival is a sunlit stage For the old of heart and the young of age Every hidden part will be on display In the carnival on a sunlit stage Now I know you've come from a darkened place But I'll never know how it feels to face Your own epitaph, on a summers day As the sun shines with a ceaseless grace You're surrounded by hungry scavengers
That take the greatest care to befriend you first As the sun come up they are well rehearsed Then the sun goes down and the roles reverse But in the carnival is a sunlit stage Never in the dark of a morning failed Your own audience will decide your fate In a carnival on a sunlit stage