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The Circus

from Into the Unknown by Francis Voignier

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THE CIRCUS


THE MAN IN CHARGE OF OPERATION
SAYS “IT AIN’T BROKE WHY THE FIXATION?”
AS THE STARS FALL ALL AROUND
PAPER ANGELS BURN ON THE GROUND

WHEN A MAN HAS A VISION
HE FALLS PREY TO EXECUTION
THE ROBBER BARON STEALS THE SHOW
AND WHEN THERE’S NOTHING LEFT, OUT HE GOES

IT’S A CIRCUS
WE COME TO SEE THE LIONS AND THE CLOWNS
AT THE ENTRANCE
FOR A SMALL FEE WE GET TO CHECK OUR MINDS
IT’S A RIOT
THE MAN IN CHAINS IS ABOUT TO DROWN
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
SOMETHING AWFULLY WRONG IS BOUND TO STRIKE
SOMETHING TWISTED HAS COME TO TOWN
SOMETHING VISCERAL IS SPREADING ALL AROUND

THE ONES BEHIND THE GRAND ILLUSION
THINK OF THEMSELVES AS SOCIAL BEACONS
WHEN THE CLOCK RINGS THE HOUR
TIME STANDS STILL FOR THOSE STRIPPED OF POWER

UNWISE THE MAN WHO LOST HIS VISION
YET THE FOOLS KEEP ON WITH QUESTIONS
A CONFESSION TO THE DEAF EAR
FOR DENIAL CHASES AWAY THE FEARS

IT’S A CIRCUS…



Music & Lyrics by Francis Voignier
December, 2008
© 2008 United States Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington DC

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from Into the Unknown, released January 1, 2010

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Francis Voignier San Francisco, California

Francis Voignier formed his first band in 1968. He moved from Eastern France to Paris and then London where he made his professional debut. He worked in NYC
as a sideman between 1978 and 1982, before heading for San Francisco where he spent 10 years performing and recording with many bands, as well as producing artists in his own studio. He now lives in the Northern California city of Eureka. ... more

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