King Of Slapstick

King Of Slapstick.
 Claus Hempler
 Kind welcome to you all
 who never come when the master calls
 I'll bite the sawdust, bow and scrape
 and serve the punchlines on a plate
 Your mascara melting in the sun
 watching all the secrets come undone
 we're endlessly in love below the stars
 so all in all we're perfect as we are
 It's a circus, I'm your clown
 who knows the routine, the ups and downs
 who learned lesson number one:
 to keep a straight face, to overcome
 the guilt and shame and show no pain
 while the heart cracks like porcelain
 Your mascara melting in the sun
 watching all the secrets come undone
 we're endlessly in love below the stars
 so all in all we 're perfect as we are
 You want something you can't get
 in return for what you pay
 teach me something I haven't
 already learned the hard way
 Your mascara melting in the sun
 watching all the secrets come undone
 we're endlessly in love below the stars
 so all in all we're perfect as we are