Flying over twisted concrete
Drifting through the night's blue mist
Standing by the gates of midnight
Rainswept streets that hold death's kiss
Torn from dreams, this barren landscape
Mutant saviors roam the night
Flesh and blood and energy
Plagued with guilt, minds numbed with fright
The Night Circus has come to town
They want your life and soul
The Night Circus, nowhere to hide
They want to devour you whole
Old bad dreams are new bad reality
Old bad dreams are new bad reality
I have wandered here while dreaming
Feeling changed when I awoke
Flaming sunsets, barren midnights
Drifting through the blacklight smoke
Dead nights carry a strange freedom
Awe inspiring, fill the soul
Search the night for Eldorado
Find instead a gaping hole
The Night Circus has come to town
They want your life and soul
The Night Circus, nowhere to hide
They want to devour you whole
They're going to devour you whole
G.S., 8/12/80
illustration: GS, early '82? oil pastel
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