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Saturday - Spinning Wheel - Jacob Martinez

You were the flame swallower
and I was the spinning wheel
Oh! to the carnival we’d go
trying to pretend that our 
lives were less real

Oh! to the carnival we’d go
working ourselves until we
could hardly feel

You were the bearded lady
and I was the spinning wheel
Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
making the children believe
that there was something more real

Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
trying to pretend that our 
wounds would heal

You were the lion tamer
and I was the spinning wheel
Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
turning secret love letters
into something real

Oh! and to the carnival we’d go
spending our paychecks to buy
our next meal

You were the lizard man
and I was the spinning wheel
busy living a life that
was more real