Randy Newman
Tricks on the Other Side
[ERIS, sung]
Sit down at my table
Put your minds at ease
If you relax, it will enable me to do
Anything I please
I can read your future
I can change it 'round some, too
I'll look deep into your heart and soul
(You do have a soul, don't you Nera?)
Make your wildest dreams come true
I got voodoo, I got hoodoo
I got things I ain't even tried!
And I got tricks on the other side
[SHADOWS]
And she's got tricks on the other side
[ERIS, sung]
The cards, the cards, the cards will tell
The past, the present, and the future, as well
The cards, the cards, just take three
Take a little trip into your future with me
Now you, little sister, are a victory
You come from a place of circustry
[ERIS, spoken]
I'm a ringmaster myself, on our mother's side
[ERIS, sung]
Your lifestyle's high, but 'de Feu's gone low
You need to please a li'l honey who everyone knows
[ERIS, spoken]
The pressure's getting to you, huh, little sister?
Now ya'll just got to be perfect, but perfection takes time
You just want your circus known, hop from place to place
But a circus... needs a team
[ERIS, sung]
It's the team, it's the team
It's the team you need
But when I looked into your future
It's a team I can't see
Oh, this third card
I don't want to waste much time
It's been said and done too many times
It's been said by your mother, and your father
And your sister!
And if you was married...
It'd be said by your husband
But in your future, the you I see
Is exactly a circus you never wanted to be
[ERIS, spoken]
Take my deal, come on, Sis...
Won't you shake your poor sister's hand?
[ERIS, sung]
Are you ready?
[SHADOWS]
Are you ready?
[ERIS, sung]
Are you ready?
[ERIS, sung]
Transformation central!
[SHADOWS]
Transformation central!
[ERIS, sung]
Reformation central!
[SHADOWS]
Reformation central!
[ERIS, sung]
Transmogrification central!
Can you feel it?
Your future, it's changin'
It's changin', all right!
I hope you're satisfied
But if you ain't, don't blame me!
You can blame your friend
On the circus side...
[ERIS, spoken]
You got what you wanted!
But you lost what you need!
Ha ha ha ha!
Hush...