We went to the racetrack
to get eaten by hounds
and they swallowed us whole
but couldn't keep us down
walked to the circus
to see a magic act
but we came back minstrels
in plague doctor masks
drove to the shoreline
to watch the earth drown
but we woke in the summer
with plants in our mouths
We went to the circus
to get lost in the crowd
but we kept our magic
we were too proud
I bet you dream in color
I bet you pray out loud
You're so full of ideas
And I'm running out
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