Carnival Is Forever

The music is too loud, you can't hear the clock

Conductor is missing and no one misses hum

Band of politicians, lawyers and false prophets

No one reads notes, yet everyone wants to lead

So you think you can dance?

Said hooded axman to the king

Monarch nods, the wheel turns

Head rolls through the ballroom

Dancers stumble, loose the rhythm

Dogs play with blood-stained crown

Fool looks noble in king's cloak

Cooks and crooks fight for the throne

It's still warm

Herr Fritzl invited his kids and their kids

They stay in shadow and sip champagne

Agoraphobic and somewhat pale

Telling bad jokes to relaxed Natascha

Rwandese waiters serve cold snacks

Nothing for vegans: it's all bones and blood

The night is bright as teh world burns

Or is it Theodore and his pyro toys

Elderly women hunt for soldier boys

Soldiers hunt for civilians, it's always fun

getting hard to breathe, it's either smoke or gas

Master of Ceremony smiles behind the mask.