"jester" lyrics

I say I can't even
With this clown show life
Can't even
Joke I'm in decline
Can't even
Look myself in the
Blessed mirror
Lookie here
There's a clown alright

I can't even
Paint a frown on like
I can't even
Smile like this disguise
Can't even
Look myself in the
Fuckin' mirror
Lookie here
There's a clown alright

Could you say "freakin'"?
It's for the kids alright
Or you can keep it
To yourself and just mime
We pay you for your time
So you do your little tricks
We just want a little show
And a laugh at your expense

And since I have you here
I'd like to talk about your smile
It's looking like a sneer
We want something less vile
We expect you Mon through Fri
Something like 9 to 5

All hail
The way things appear
All hail
The way things appear

I can't even
I say I can't even
With this clown show life
Can't even

I wish would've made it to the rodeo
All my life seems to round down, you know?
My next trick's called vanishing hope
I pull and pull the ribbon
All I find's the end of the rope

I think I'll stay in costume
When I push my head through
Hanging there they'll all be confused
A clown in a casket
I thought he was happy
This is the last thing we thought he would do

All hail
The way things appear
All hail
The way things appear

Nothing compares
Nothing compares
Ascending stairs
Out of nowhere