Center Stage Lyrics by Indigo Girls

Center Stage Lyrics

    Laughing in a crown of jewels
    Numbness from a scepters wound
    Toss and turn, i spin and learn
    "catch yourself before you burn"
    A joker's dance before the king
    Jangling beads, and silver rings
    Close your eyes and bare the sound
    Jumping up - falling down

    Falling, falling, falling, falling down
    Look yourself in the eye before you drown

    Royal rebels discover you
    Trust? you turn there is no truth
    And circle, circle, why are you scared
    Why a smile instead of tears
    I'm gulping smoke i fade away
    Figures floating down to lay
    I meet the joker and the thief
    The king and queen but - no relief

    "the king is in the counting house,
    (falling, falling, falling, falling down)
    Counting all his money
    (look yourself in the eye before you drown)
    The queen is in her parlor
    (falling, falling, falling, falling down)
    Eating bread and honey
    (look yourself in the eye before you drown)

    I cross myself before i die
    And the leaping man, he asks me, "why?"
    "well your rhythm is off" i reply
    "now you must dance the dance
    That you imply!"
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    Your actions will follow you full circle round
    "the higher the leap," i said
    "the harder the ground!"

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