The Dark Carnival :)

The Dark Carnival

The Dark Carnival is the mythology of the series of albums consisting of the 6 jokers cards. It is concept of the afterlife in which souls are sent to a form of limbo while waiting to be sent to heaven or hell based on their individual actions. The concept of the Dark Carnival was inspired by a dream Joseph Bruce had, after ICP was formed, in which spirits of a traveling carnival appeared to him. The spirits, they decided, would be revealed in a series of albums called the six Joker's cards, each relaying a message or moral story.

Bruce describes the Dark Carnival as "a place where you have all the evil souls that are going to be going to hell." It features multiple rides and attractions which assist in this purpose, which are the focus of multiple albums and songs within the group's discography.Each of the Joker's Cards relate to a specific character — an entity of the Dark Carnival — that tries to "save the human soul" by showing the wickedness inside of one's self.

Here are the lyrics to the final song so you can read them and come to your own conclusion:

"Now we've been told this carnival sh** has touched on many lives. People have f****** sworn to us, they too can feel it inside. What is it that draws you in, this magic that compels you? We've been waiting six f****** Joker's Cards to finally tell you. The messages and hints were there - although most never picked up on them. We snuck 'em in subliminally, with that 'wicked sh**' around them. We mentioned more and more of this on every Joker's Card, the bottom line always the same, you ain't have to look hard.

We wickedly kick it, inflict it, you get it; get wit' it, and dig, we don't preach it flat out. Some ninjas don't wanna get with ya, they quick to forget ya, without the Hatchet, and get out. So we rose the Hatchet do or die, now Juggalo's standing tall. After all Six have risen the end of time will consume us all.

It ain't got nothing to do with us. It ain't Psychopathic Records. All we're doing is pointing sh** out to you, we in this together. Who's behind the Dark Carnival, the Gatherings and the Hatchet? Who's behind Dark Lotus, the Circus and everybody at it? Who invented Juggalos and Juggalettes and f****** Faygo showers? What about that feeling you get when bumping our sh**, who's behind the Juggalo powers? This ain't no f****** fan club, it ain't about making a buck. Don't buy our f****** action figures b****, I don't give a f***! It ain't about Violent J or Shaggy, the Butterfly or 17. When we speak of 'Shangri-La', what you think we mean? Truth is we follow GOD, and have always been behind him. The Carnival is GOD and may all Juggalos find him!"

The Dark Carnival