The lights go out without a sound   You can feel the mounting tension   On the bed of nails where we've laid down   Far too many times to mention   I was on the high wire looking down   For my safety net   When I swear I saw you with that clown   How can I forget?   You can learn to swallow swords   But it hurts so much more   Swallowing your pride   On a three-ring circus ride      They watch us from the ringside seats   As the knife throwing commences   And though it all looks very cheap   I still can't bring you to your senses      I was on the high wire looking down   For my safety net   When I swear I saw you with that clown   How can I forget?   You can learn to swallow swords   But it hurts so much more   Swallowing your pride   On a three-ring circus ride      Some people ride the wall of death   And it's so dangerously thrilling   Some people fall and break their necks   With just the sky above still spinning      Juggling a precious thing   Pretty soon it will all be broken   If you think I'll jump through hoops with him   I think you must be joking      I was on the high wire looking down   For my safety net   When I swear I saw you with that clown   How can I forget?   You can learn to swallow swords   But it hurts so much more   Swallowing your pride   On a three-ring circus ride