[Intro] "They float, Georgie. And when you're down here with me... you'll float too." "Do you want your boat back? It's so bright... down in the dark." "1... 2... 3... The red balloon is waiting for thee." [Verse 1] In Derry’s shadows where the light dies fast Beneath the storm drains where the secrets are cast A paper boat drifting away from the past The hunger grows deeper, the die has been cast "I am the eater of worlds, and of children. I have been here since the dawn of time, waiting for your fear to ripen." "Who... who are you?" "I am the nightmare you keep in the corner of your eye." [Verse 2] I am the whisper in the dead of the night A nightmare stitched up in a smile pure and white No soul can escape from my grasp or my sight I feast on the terror, I swallow the light [Chorus] The dreams of the children are burning in vain I feed on the sorrow, I feed on the pain Every twenty-seven years, I return to the rain To turn all of Derry into a stained, crimson drain [Bridge] "Can you smell the circus? Can you smell the fear?" "It is a sweet perfume... a vintage of agony long forgotten." [Verse 3] The scent of the ending is thick in the air I drag you to darkness and leave you all there Your fear is the banquet, a feast I prepare A hollow existence beyond all compare [Outro] "We all float..." "We all float..." "And you..." "You will float too." "Time to go home, Georgie."