Serious Jest

[Verse] City lights shine bright Evil hides in the night Once a badge through the haze Now a jester in a daze [Verse 2] Laughing loud through the fear Masked face sheds no tear Mardi Gras in my veins Battling shadows in chains [Chorus] Serious jest in the dark Crazy laugh leaves a mark Police no more in the mask Madness follows where I bask [Bridge] Parades roll on by Underneath a crescent sky Fortunes told in jest Fighting demons in my chest [Verse 3] Dancing through masquerade Evil’s grip starts to fade Once a knight white and tall Now a jester to them all [Chorus] Serious jest in the dark Crazy laugh leaves a mark Police no more in the mask Madness follows where I bask