There was a man but was he there
I don’t recall,
I’m not aware of what he wore
But he was laughing like a child.

Beneath a Jacaranda tree
I saw a girl with many faces look at me
But I couldn’t see a smile.
And when I asked her are you happy
She just tried to look away.
I saw the whole world upside down
The day the freakshow came to town.

Don’t look away cos you can’t hide
The Shadow Man is right beside you
All the way
And he’s laughing like a child.

And just behind the candy stall
There was a boy just standing there
At eight feet tall, but I couldn’t see a smile.
And when I asked him are you lonely
He just stared into the clouds.
I saw the whole world upside down
The day the freakshow came to town.

The people came and saw the show.
They didn’t care too much for anything at all
Cos it didn’t make them smile.
And when I asked them ‘Are you happy?’
They just drifted home again.
I saw the whole world upside down
The day the freakshow came to town.