life in the circus ain't easy 马戏团的生活是不容易的

but the folks on the outside don't know 但在外面的人不知道

the tent goes up and the tent comes down 帐篷上升和帐篷下来

and all that they see is the show 和所有他们看到的是表演

and the ladies on the horses look so pretty 和女士们的马看起来很漂亮

and the lions are lookin real mad 和狮子都看着真疯了

and some of the clowns are happy 而一些小丑很高兴

and some of the clowns are sad 而一些小丑的悲伤

   

but underneath 但骨子里

there's another expression 还有另一种表达

that the makeup isn't making 这妆是不是在

life under the big top 下大顶级生活

it's about freedom 这是关于自由

it's about faking 这是关于伪造

there's an art to the laughter 有一种艺术的笑声

there's a science 还有一门科学

and there's a lot of love 而且有很多的爱

and compliance 与合规

   

welcoem to the freakshow welcoem到freakshow

here we go... 开始了......

   

we live to hear the slack-jawed gasping 我们住听到目瞪口呆喘气

we live under a halo of held breath 我们住的下举行的气息晕

and when the children raise up a giant shield 而当孩子们提出了一个巨盾

of laughter, it's like they're fending off death 笑声，就像他们挡开死亡

and we can make somethig bigger 我们可以somethig更大

then anyone of us alone 那么我们任何人单独

and then the clowns will take off their makeup 然后小丑会脱下自己的妆容

and the people will go home 和人民将回家

   

but life on the outside ain't easy 但在外面生活不容易

no sequins, no elephants, 没有亮片，没有大象，

no parading around 周围没有游街

yeah, the tent goes up 是啊，帐篷上升

and the tent comes down 和帐篷下来

and they're stuck in this fucking town 而且他们被困在这他妈的镇

   

you need a lot of love and compliance 你需要很多的爱和遵守

   

welcome to the freakshow 欢迎到freakshow

here we go 开始了