- Divide and conquer, rinse, repeat. We fight for scraps beneath the lights. They own the tent and sell the rights. đȘđ„
We built a beast from papier-mùché,
Sent it down Main Street Saturday.
You shook the cage, I screamed on cue,
Then sold the town what scared âem blue.
I wore the halo, you wore the horns,
Rehearsed the fight before the show.
Threw fake blood on your rented suit,
You winked, I cried, the cameras zoomed.
Same damn circus, different doors,
Your fans hated mine, mine hated yours.
We counted cash behind the screenâ
Best little war youâve ever seen.
You stole my cut, I changed my lines,
Keep âem fighting, hide the crime.
We sold the fear, we split the takeâ
You got greedy, I exposed the fake.
Burn the fucking tent tonight!
Feed the cover-up, kill the lights.
You bring the gas, Iâll strike the matchâ
Sell the lie and burn the facts.
You cut my share, you kept my face,
Found a cheaper saint to take my place.
Same old speech, a younger grinâ
You even let her keep my wings.
So I took the beast out for a walk,
Booked six podcasts, learned to talk.
Posted the takes where you missed your cue,
Kept out the shots of me helping you.
Now Iâm the brave one breaking ranks,
Link in my bio, many thanks.
My conscience found its voice at lastâ
Right between two sponsor ads.
Same damn circus, different doors,
Now Iâm selling backstage tours.
Pay a little more to see
Exactly what you paid to believe.
You stole my cut, I changed my lines,
Keep âem fighting, hide the crime.
We sold the fear, we split the takeâ
You got greedy, I exposed the fake.
Burn the fucking tent tonight!
Feed the cover-up, kill the lights.
You bring the gas, Iâll strike the matchâ
Sell the lie and burn the facts.
You want the raw files? Fine by me,
Your haloâs on expense sheet three.
You picked the blood, approved the beast,
Charged extra for the shaking knees.
You call it courage, I call it ratesâ
Your conscience woke when the cheque came late.
Youâve got my tapes, Iâve got your texts,
Letâs see whose podcast books us next.
I paid the clown to plant the leak,
You paid him double late last week.
Now he sells courses from his phoneâ
We taught that little fuck too much.
Then came a note from the private seats:
Keep the feud, extend the lease.
Double the scandal, stretch the run,
Nobody cares which liar won.
Weâre trading threats beneath the lights,
They own the tent and sell the rights.
We thought we ran this whole damn showâ
Thereâs another set of strings we didnât know.
His crowd, her crowd, split down the aisle,
Owners watching with a quiet smile.
Every fist that swings at me
Misses the hands that count the fees.
[Bridge â rhythmic rock shouting, building]
His side, her side, pick your team,
Feed another fight into the stream.
Keep âem mad and keep âem splitâ
Nobody looks up from the pit.
She gets paid, he gets clicks,
Owners get another night of this.
We fight for scraps beneath the lights,
They own the tent and sell the rights.
News sound bites, ten seconds flat,
Cut out the hands that passed the hat.
Three-hour podcast, fresh debateâ
Same damn circus, brand-new hate.
Divide and conquer, rinse, repeat,
Keep âem swinging from their seats.
While we scream about whoâs to blame,
The box seats never change their names.
Who booked the fight?
Who bought the stage?
Who gets rich
When we stay enraged?
Who holds the strings?
Who feeds the flame?
We change the castâ
They keep the game!
You stole my cut, I changed my lines,
Keep âem fighting, hide the crime.
The fightâs the cover, weâre the actâ
They own the stage, we signed the pact.
Burn the fucking tent tonight!
Feed the cover-up, kill the lights.
They bring the gas, we strike the matchâ
They bury truth, we split the cash.
Same damn circus!
Brand-new hate!
Keep âem fighting!
Raise the rates!
Same damn circus!
Brand-new cast!
They watch the fightâ
We split the cash!
Look past the ring!
Look past the clowns!
Who owns the tent?
Who counts it out?