Painted tear beneath the feathered crown
Spotlight spins, I tumble upside-down
Laughing mouths like lions roar
While roses bruise the sawdust floor
I pirouette on hidden scars
Balancing heart between the bars
Your love’s the cage, your kiss the key
But every clap still chains me
Throw me higher, never let me fall
I’m your circus clown, smiling through it all
If the lights go dark and the music dies
Hold my cardboard heart—hear its paper cries