The Animals Tent (Decimus the Tramp) - The Venetia Fair

Look at the animals play!

Just settle down and we will bring out everything we’ve tried to tame

We’ve done amazing things but as you’ll imagine there’re some things

That are never gonna bend to our will

So here comes Sekhmet the lion;

the tamer’s riled her up

Look in her eyes, look in her eyes

Watch out !

She’s coming

Step back !

Right there

Now, tamer, do your worst

Look how she’s stalking her quarry

One single breath’s all it takes

I know it seems like she’s calming down but make no mistake

Just when he thinks he cam break her cubs come to ravage his flesh

See for yourself !

We just keep pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it

We can’t kill what we don’t know

And this is what we want, so it’s what you get

Up next is Arcas and Callisto !

The bears on tricycles ride in once a day around this time;

It’s just a portion of their trip around the fair grounds

Here comes Airavata;

the elephant controls the rainclouds

His skin the rumbling earth (Airavata !)

I can see the tear in you but we can’t control him…

We just keep pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it

We can’t kill what we don’t know

With all our infinite minds we’ll just keep breeding and bleeding

And fucking and fighting and dying just like every single other soul

But what a way to go

You’ll get just a taste then it’s taken away

Stay seated !

Here comes Pauline’s life machines !

You’ll get just a taste then it’s taken away

Stay seated, stay seated, stay seated !

They’re squaring off, it’s metal versus flesh

If steel is the next step in our evolution does skin stand a fighting chance?

We just keep pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it

We can’t kill what we don’t know

With all our infinite minds we’ll just keep breeding and bleeding

And fucking and fighting and dying just like every single other soul

We started sleeping to dream…

And we keep tossing and turning and tossing and turning and tossing

And turning and bleeding

And fucking and dying and bleeding and fucking and dying

This madness is quite a way to go

Nothing else could get this far

But what foolish animals we are to try and tame the stars

Breathe in each and every word from painted lips

We know you’ll keep these exaggerated features in your head

Performers wait.

Just a knock at that door

Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock !