"CIRCUS BEAR" || ATARDECIDA

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CIRCUS BEAR
(07/07/2022)


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He doesn't need to apologize
For the words you put in his mouth
He doesn't need to apologize
For the tricks he could never perform.

Because you can't control your voltage,
Because you can't forget your ghosts.

What a novel idea, wouldn't it be fun
If the lions could dance and the bears could juggle?
If animals existed to perform and entertain,
Wouldn't they do it on their own?

And he doesn't need to apologize
For being a creature of the forest
And he doesn't need to apologize
For the cage you chose to build.

Because you have to be the ringmaster,
Because you think you've escaped the dark.

"Sir, my toy is broken, can you fix it?
He basks in the sun when I want him to dance,
And he wakes up to hunt instead of rehearsing his act.
When I asked for an animal, I wanted one who could perform,
I want a bear that eats candy floss and does handstands,
Don't they have those in the wild?"

He doesn't need to apologize
For his bleary eyes and aches and pains
He doesn't need to apologize...
He's patient for an animal,
But be careful of those teeth.