Emo Mime Clown

Lyrics

[Verse 1] My clown wore red shoes Now he paints his grin in black Balloon dog on the floor And a tear strip down his back He used to honk for pennies Now he stares at the wall In a cracked face of makeup He won't answer at all [Pre-Chorus] He folds his hands Like a prayer in the dark Rubber nose on the table And a match in the jar He won't speak first He just blinks at the cage Then the accordion wheezes And he slips off the stage [Chorus] Emo mime, emo mime Make me laugh, then make me cry Emo mime, emo mime Tape that smile across your eye Emo mime, emo mime In the ring, in the rain Emo mime, emo mime He's a punchline with pain [Verse 2] He drags his white gloves Through the sawdust and glue Leaves little ghost prints On the floor by the zoo The kids still giggle When he locks up his chest But he bows like a stranger With a hole in his vest His pocket is full Of bent props and ash A fake rose, a cold coin And a photograph snapped [Pre-Chorus] He folds his hands Like a prayer in the dark Rubber nose on the table And a match in the jar He won't speak first He just blinks at the cage Then the accordion wheezes And he slips off the stage [Chorus] Emo mime, emo mime Make me laugh, then make me cry Emo mime, emo mime Tape that smile across your eye Emo mime, emo mime In the ring, in the rain Emo mime, emo mime He's a punchline with pain [Bridge] He drew a tiny grave On the inside of his palm Then he bowed to the tigers Like a busted little psalm I heard his shoe squeak Through the curtain of haze Now the whole tent shivers When he mimes my name [Chorus] Emo mime, emo mime Make me laugh, then make me cry Emo mime, emo mime Tape that smile across your eye Emo mime, emo mime In the ring, in the rain Emo mime, emo mime He's a punchline with pain