A deceptively intense side-show, "Amphibian" shows a darker side of Phantomime's usually light-hearted shenanigans. The message is clear: Fake a smile and the smile back.
lyrics
I'm running away from the circus
To find a new home
I'm trading my colors for worthless
Corporate monochrome
Living a lie while walking in truth
Wickedly, innocently
You can't get a straight answer from me
Deviant, I've been expecting you
Hand in your badge and your gun and get out
Maybe you'll see what this city's about
In moments the irony caught up to me
Surface... if you can't laugh
I'm running away from the circus
They're running away from me
I've been painting this smile on for so long
Oh the vanity!
Racking my brain on the tracks of the train
Two-headed beast disagreements
Yet I haven't said anything since
Souvenirs from the world aren't allowed
Heaven and hell have their boundaries
And the earth closes in around me
In moments the irony caught up to me
Surface... if you can't laugh
Then you must be serious, so delirious
What do have to be so anxious about?
Get the fuck out with your
Antidepressant psychiatrist sessions
It's only the face that you wear
Make your confessions at your own discretion
It's only the face that you wear
Put it on
Fake a smile and they smile back
Fake a smile and they smile back
Fake a smile and they smile back
In moments the irony caught up to me
Surface... if you can't laugh
credits
from Boo!,
track released December 9, 2009
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