'Round and 'round the child danced
With flames alive to feed his trance
But up, and back, he jumped away
And broke his leg from such a stance
But in the sand he loved to sway
As voices spelled his only name
The skin that broke, indeed, should rot
And yet the chorus kept him safe
Dear child, do sing with all you've got
And give no more without a thought
For once the song hits measure four
The song will tell of what you're not
The final note spells nothing more
Fortissimo will have his way
When all you have is all you are
On comes the real, and pain, to stay