circus hands

what can i do
to make you look at me
behind the cymbals?

take off my monkey clothes and see me for who i really am
for who i really am

what can i do
to make you look at me
behind the cymbals?

don't you see me staring blankly in your eyes expecting orders all the time
all the time

what can i do
to make you look at me
behind the cymbals?

you use me for change and laughs and giggles i don't see your smile anymore but your greed
who are you now
why is it only now that i know this

what can i do
to make you look at me
behind the cymbals?

my red outfit and my monkey hat can't impress you yet
you still askin' and askin' for change and compliments
compliments for you, not me
not me
not me

what can i do
to make you look at me
behind the cymbals?

give me a break and let me out and treat me like a kid again and maybe then
i'll grow for once and let you know that all the time i played that song i really cared
and then and then
i'll be a real kid again
not some monkey in a circus
playing cymbals for your greedy hands

what can i do
to make you look at me
behind the cymbals?

love me, love me once instead
for who i am