[Verse 1]
Your word is paper thin
You told your children they could reach for the stars
Then fed them Ritalin
And popped their futures into VCRs

[Pre-Chorus]
Now they’re walking on the ocean floor thinking they can swim
Now they’re walking on the ocean floor thinking they can swim
As the earth swallows them
You convince yourself that they asked for it

[Chorus]
Your ignorance must be bliss, oh
But for everyone else it’s the worst
It’s living across from the circus
Running right into your fist, oh
And I’m starting to think it’s on purpose
Believe it or not, we deserve this
For sleeping at the sideshow

[Verse 2]
Your paper has no pen
You only parrot your ambassador’s lies
And somehow stomach them
Maybe it’s easy when the crime scene's blocked by dollar signs
[Pre-Chorus]
You go knocking on the devil’s door, he’s gonna let you in
You go knocking on the devil’s door, he’s gonna let you in
And now you live with him
Yet you’ve convinced yourself he doesn’t exist

[Chorus]
Your ignorance must be bliss, oh
But for everyone else it’s the worst
It’s living across from the circus
Running right into your fist, oh
And I’m starting to think it’s on purpose
Believe it or not, we deserve this
For sleeping at the sideshow

[Verse 3]
Your tent is caving in
You’d rather suffocate than claw your way out
So save the oxygen
Cover your nose and stick your foot in your mouth

[Pre-Chorus]
You’re sweating as the seventh horn sounds inside your head
You’re sweating as the seventh horn sounds inside your head
Until you’re deaf to it
‘Cause you’ve convinced yourself it doesn’t exist
[Chorus]
Your ignorance must be bliss, oh
But for everyone else it’s the worst
It’s living across from the circus
Running right into your fist, oh
And I’m starting to think it’s on purpose
Believe it or not, we deserve this
For sleeping at the sideshow

[Outro]
Our teeth are pressed against the pavement
Your head is buried in the sand
You pledge allegiance to your placement
And I will never understand why
We’re sleeping at the sideshow
We're sleeping at the sideshow
We're still sleeping at the sideshow
Sleeping at the sideshow
I'm sick of sleeping at the sideshow
I'm sick of sleeping at the sideshow
I'm sick of sleeping