Released: October 7, 2011
Songwriter: benny blanco Dr. Luke Claude Kelly
Producer: benny blanco Dr. Luke
[Breakdown]
I'm running this (Like a circus)
Yeah, like a what? (Like a circus)
Let me see what you can do (Like a circus)
Let's go
[Verse 1]
There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain and the ones that observe
Well baby, I'm a put-on-a-show kind of girl
Don't like the backseat, got to be first, oh-oh
I'm like the ringleader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot when I put on a show
I'm running this
When I put on a show
I'm running this
(Like a circus)
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
[Chorus]
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
[Verse 2]
There's only two types of guys out there
Ones that can hang with me and ones that are scared
So baby, I hope that you came prepared
I run a tight ship, so beware
I'm like a ringleader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot when I put on a show
When I put on a show
(Like a circus)
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
[Chorus]
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
[Breakdown]
Let's go
Let me see what you can do
I'm running this (Like a circus)
Let me see what you can do (Like a circus)
I'm running this (Like a circus)
Yeah, like a what? (Like a circus)
Let me see what you can do (Like a circus)
Let's go
[Verse 1]
There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain and the ones that observe
Well baby, I'm a put-on-a-show kind of girl
Don't like the backseat, got to be first, oh-oh
I'm like the ringleader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot when I put on a show
I'm running this
When I put on a show
I'm running this
(Like a circus)
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
[Chorus]
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
[Verse 2]
There's only two types of guys out there
Ones that can hang with me and ones that are scared
So baby, I hope that you came prepared
I run a tight ship, so beware
I'm like a ringleader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot when I put on a show
When I put on a show
(Like a circus)
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me, and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
[Chorus]
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
All the eyes on me in the center of the ring, just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip, just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor, just like a circus
[Breakdown]
Let's go
Let me see what you can do
I'm running this (Like a circus)
Let me see what you can do (Like a circus)
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