Lyrics The Animals Tent (Decimus the Tramp) - The Venetia Fair

The Animals Tent (Decimus the Tramp)

Look at the animals play!
Just settle down and we will bring out everything we’ve tried to tame
We’ve done amazing things but as you’ll imagine there’re some things
That are never gonna bend to our will
So here comes Sekhmet the lion;
the tamer’s riled her up
Look in her eyes, look in her eyes
Watch out !
She’s coming
Step back !
Right there
Now, tamer, do your worst
Look how she’s stalking her quarry
One single breath’s all it takes
I know it seems like she’s calming down but make no mistake
Just when he thinks he cam break her cubs come to ravage his flesh
See for yourself !
We just keep pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it
We can’t kill what we don’t know
And this is what we want, so it’s what you get
Up next is Arcas and Callisto !
The bears on tricycles ride in once a day around this time;
It’s just a portion of their trip around the fair grounds
Here comes Airavata;
the elephant controls the rainclouds
His skin the rumbling earth (Airavata !)
I can see the tear in you but we can’t control him…
We just keep pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it
We can’t kill what we don’t know
With all our infinite minds we’ll just keep breeding and bleeding
And fucking and fighting and dying just like every single other soul
But what a way to go
You’ll get just a taste then it’s taken away
Stay seated !
Here comes Pauline’s life machines !
You’ll get just a taste then it’s taken away
Stay seated, stay seated, stay seated !
They’re squaring off, it’s metal versus flesh
If steel is the next step in our evolution does skin stand a fighting chance?
We just keep pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it pushing it
We can’t kill what we don’t know
With all our infinite minds we’ll just keep breeding and bleeding
And fucking and fighting and dying just like every single other soul
We started sleeping to dream…
And we keep tossing and turning and tossing and turning and tossing
And turning and bleeding
And fucking and dying and bleeding and fucking and dying
This madness is quite a way to go
Nothing else could get this far
But what foolish animals we are to try and tame the stars
Breathe in each and every word from painted lips
We know you’ll keep these exaggerated features in your head
Performers wait.
Just a knock at that door
Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock Knock !