Bozo's Lament
Bozo's Struggle: A Clown's Escape from Laughter to Liberation
Lyrics
I guess because my name is Bozo
Bozo expresses a sense of inevitability or fate associated with being named Bozo.
I was destined to be a clown
Bozo reflects on the expectation that he would become a clown due to his name.
But when I joined the traveling circus
Joining the circus was a choice, but Bozo didn't anticipate the negative impact on his mood.
I didn't think that it would bring me down
Contrary to expectations, being part of the traveling circus has brought Bozo down emotionally.
Make me angry like sniper in a tower
Bozo likens his anger to that of a sniper in a tower, suggesting intense and targeted frustration.
And every Saturday
Bozo references a routine act of removing his clown nose on Saturdays, symbolizing a break from his clown persona.
I take off my nose and say never more
Using "never more" may indicate a desire to distance himself temporarily from the clown role.
Pie in my face
Bozo mentions the classic clown gag of having a pie thrown in his face.
Five days a workweek
Expresses the monotony and dissatisfaction of Bozo's clown routine, emphasizing the negative aspects of his job.
It's in my face
-Pie in my face
-It sucks to be a clown
-I should have been a lion tamer
Bozo considers an alternative career as a lion tamer, envying their perceived success with the opposite sex.
Those guys get all the girls
Highlights the appeal of the lion tamer's life compared to the challenges faced by a clown.
In a cage in satin tights
-In a mane of golden curls
-Everybody loves the guy who lives in danger
-But in the center ring
Despite the challenges, Bozo feels safe in the center ring but is vulnerable to pies in the face.
I'm safe from everything except for
-Pie in my face
Reiteration of the frustration and negativity associated with the pie-in-the-face clown routine.
Five days a workweek
-It's in my face
-Pie in my face
-It sucks to be a clown
-The other night I dreamed of Arthur
Bozo dreams of Arthur, a former human cannonball, possibly reflecting on the risks and uncertainties of circus life.
Ex-human-cannonball
Arthur's dilemma in the dream symbolizes the inevitable risks of circus performances, but death brings freedom from the stage.
In the dream he asked the question
-Do I fly or do I fall?
-What's the difference
-Either way he's still a dead man
-And he's finally free
-No longer has to be up on stage
Freedom from performing allows Arthur to escape the routine and challenges of being on stage.
Pie in my face
Continued expression of dissatisfaction with the clown's life and the repetitive nature of the pie-in-the-face routine.
Five days a workweek
-It's in my face
-Pie in my face
-It sucks to be a clown
-Yeah it sucks to be a clown
Bozo reiterates that being a clown is undesirable, expressing regret for choosing this path.
Should have never been a clown
Bozo reflects on the unfortunate choice of becoming a clown and the overall negative experience of clowning.
'Cause it sucks to be a clown
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