I've seen your face In every place That I'll be goin' I read your words Like black hungry birds Read every poem Rise and fall Spin and call And my name Is carnival Sad music in the night Sings a scream of light Out of chorus And voices you might hear Appear and disappear In the forest Short and tall Throw the ball Let's play the game Of carnival Strings of yellow tears Drip from black wire fears In the meadow And their white halos spin
With an anger that is thin And turns to sorrow King of all Hear me call Hear my name Carnival Here there is no law Just the arcade's penny claw Hanging empty A painted laughing smile And the turning of the style I do not envy King of all Hear me call Hear my name Carnival Colors fall Throw the ball Let's play the game Carnival Colors fall Throw the ball Let's play the game Carnival