Lyrics:

The sound of drums breaks the calm and warns you that a parade is approaching. You conceal yourself in the shadows as the music draws near. Nightmarish shapes emerge from the mist. A troupe of life-sized marionettes, painted in the likeness of maniacal harlequins, lurch and stagger along as they play a sinister refrain on trumpets and drums. Four black horses pull a wagon that holds a covered cage, and frightening sounds emanate from the captive monstrosities within. The Ringmaster follows the wagon and cracks his bullwhip to quiet the savage beasts. A pair of hulking clowns clumsily juggle a human skull and two large bones between them as a devilish looking man donning a top hat and scarlet cape waves several flaming daggers high for all to see. Finally, a snake charmer wearing a jewelled turban plays his hypnotic melody on his pipe, followed by two black vipers and a larger white serpent. The parade enters the large circus tent at the farthest end of the carnival. Distant rumbles of thunder mark the approach of a coming storm. You enter the large circus tent at the farthest end of the carnival and take a seat among strange people who are dressed in old-time clothes. The audience sits silently in anticipation of the show that is about to begin. The lights dim, the band begins playing, and the Ringmaster enters the spotlight. 'Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to direct your attention to center stage where you will bear witness to terrifying sights that will haunt you till the day you die. Behold the Circus Diabolique, and let the nightmare begin...'