Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
Welcome to the Dark Carnival
Violent J
Shaggy 2 Dope
The Insane Clown Posse
We'll live forever...live forever
Come join us...forever
Carnival awaits us...live forever
Take my hand...live forever
Take my hand...live forever
Shangri-La...live forever
Here go another clown song freeky and weird
I'm still preachin', I'm like Noah without the beard
I'm tryin' to spread the facts that I know for sure
Yet many don't believe in our carnival freek show
It's alright though, there's enough who do
And only time will tell if our stories are true
But for everybody here, I can promise you this
You'll never hear us rap about the typical bullshit
Bling bling, all the money they got
All the ice they wear, and all the people they shot
All the freaks they pull, and all the cars they drive
Only we rap about fuckin' a bee hive
You wanna keep it real, walk out your door
That's as real as it gets from the sky to the floor
But the Dark Carnival will take your soul away
And give you mythical adventure in a magical way
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
Funhouse, freek shows, and murder-go-rounds
Fuck how you lookin', paint it up like a clown
Loosen up, let it go, you ain't gotta be tense
Faygo flyin' everywhere, FUCK makin' sense
And that's the beauty of it, look backstage
Ain't another group out here on the same page
Run with everybody or walk with our crew
And stand on the moon, face the world and say FUCK YOU
I ain't sitting out playin' that star biz
Put me in the ground where my juggalos is
Treat me special, I'ma leave your lip draggin'
We in this together waitin' on the same wagon
Let'em laugh now, let'em laugh for years
We'll see who's laughin' in the house of mirrors
Cause that's where I'm goin', and if you're not
Bump that other shit, and hear about the ends they got, hahaha
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
Live forever...Take My Hand...Forever...Live forever
Come take a journey through Heaven and Hell
See what we have to come, and share that story I tell
Walk hand-in-hand with the Devil and God
Let'em pull you in half, purgatory is odd
FUCK newspapers, FUCK magazines
FUCK A&Rs, and their ball-huggin' jeans
FUCK anybody tryin' to change our ways
As long as 6 Joker Cards got somethin' to say
I speak for the crazy, I speak for scrubs
I speak for the thugs pissin' in your hot tubs
I speak for the people that you always say don't know how to act
We like'em just like that
FUCK your Grammy's, FUCK your Music Awards
I strangle your host, with his microphone chord
Fuck anybody taht ain't down with the clown
From now until milleniums after, I'm dead in the ground
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
Props to J Ya Dead Homie for taking the time to type these lyrics and send them in.
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Violent J
Shaggy 2 Dope
The Insane Clown Posse
We'll live forever...live forever
Come join us...forever
Carnival awaits us...live forever
Take my hand...live forever
Take my hand...live forever
Shangri-La...live forever
Here go another clown song freeky and weird
I'm still preachin', I'm like Noah without the beard
I'm tryin' to spread the facts that I know for sure
Yet many don't believe in our carnival freek show
It's alright though, there's enough who do
And only time will tell if our stories are true
But for everybody here, I can promise you this
You'll never hear us rap about the typical bullshit
Bling bling, all the money they got
All the ice they wear, and all the people they shot
All the freaks they pull, and all the cars they drive
Only we rap about fuckin' a bee hive
You wanna keep it real, walk out your door
That's as real as it gets from the sky to the floor
But the Dark Carnival will take your soul away
And give you mythical adventure in a magical way
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
Funhouse, freek shows, and murder-go-rounds
Fuck how you lookin', paint it up like a clown
Loosen up, let it go, you ain't gotta be tense
Faygo flyin' everywhere, FUCK makin' sense
And that's the beauty of it, look backstage
Ain't another group out here on the same page
Run with everybody or walk with our crew
And stand on the moon, face the world and say FUCK YOU
I ain't sitting out playin' that star biz
Put me in the ground where my juggalos is
Treat me special, I'ma leave your lip draggin'
We in this together waitin' on the same wagon
Let'em laugh now, let'em laugh for years
We'll see who's laughin' in the house of mirrors
Cause that's where I'm goin', and if you're not
Bump that other shit, and hear about the ends they got, hahaha
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
Live forever...Take My Hand...Forever...Live forever
Come take a journey through Heaven and Hell
See what we have to come, and share that story I tell
Walk hand-in-hand with the Devil and God
Let'em pull you in half, purgatory is odd
FUCK newspapers, FUCK magazines
FUCK A&Rs, and their ball-huggin' jeans
FUCK anybody tryin' to change our ways
As long as 6 Joker Cards got somethin' to say
I speak for the crazy, I speak for scrubs
I speak for the thugs pissin' in your hot tubs
I speak for the people that you always say don't know how to act
We like'em just like that
FUCK your Grammy's, FUCK your Music Awards
I strangle your host, with his microphone chord
Fuck anybody taht ain't down with the clown
From now until milleniums after, I'm dead in the ground
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Come and take me away, take me away
I live for, the Carnival
I die for, the Carnival
I pray for, the Carnival
Please take me away, take me away
Props to J Ya Dead Homie for taking the time to type these lyrics and send them in.
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Love the feel of this song, especially the chorus of "I live for...I die for...I pray for..." Reminds me of the good ole days when there were more old-school Juggalos around who were real. Not just "fans" who think its cool to act like morons & give the rest of us a bad name.
i t hink this song is describing that he would die for something he loves idk my bf got me listening to icp i love themnow
To me this song means that Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope stick up for what they believe. What us as family believe. They speak for those who nobody would ever listen to and that the Dark Carnival would make it all worth the while. Too bad there's too many fakes now a days.