Paint It Black - Props For Ventriloquism lyrics

You don't know this song But I caught you trying to sing along Your mouth is moving but the words are all wrong False signifiers Like little liars Send in the clowns Numb from the neck down If you don't know now, chances are you never will The pitcher's full, but your plants are wilting on the windowsill False signifiers Like little liars Send in the clowns Numb from the neck down You talk, and I wince But you've got everybody else convinced; You've memorized and rehearsed your lines While I've forgotten most of mine You know all the steps, but you've got no swing It's an “I know why the caged bird sings,” type of thing No swing