To begin but not complete
   to sleep but not to wake
   to always be lost and
   never find the way
   no thoughts or memory
   no hope or tragedy
  
   a mirror waits for a
   reflection of a face
   to hit the ground and know
   the sound
   trial by mistake
   death's a crown we wear
   around
   like a smile on a face
  
   they will never hate or
   lie
   they will never break or
   try
   they will never break or
   cry
   they will never wave
   goodbye
  
   a silence that would not
   break
   the loss of a face
   the face of a woman that
   arrived much too late
   I break down and she sees
   the clowns
   I used to hide away
   death to clowns all their
   crowns
   and the smiles on their
   face
  
   they will never break or
   try
   they will never hate or
   lie
   they will never say or
   smile
   they will never break or
   cry
  
   neenah menasha will wait
   neenah menasha. neenah
   menasha
   will wait
  
   I break down and she sees
   the clowns
   I used to hide away
   death to clowns ans all
   their crowns
   and the smiles on their face
   they will never hate or
   lie
   they will never break or
   try
   they will never break or
   cry
   they will never wave
   goodbye