Clown
Behind the Smiles: Unveiling the Lonely World of a Circus Clown
Lyrics
The lights have gone dim, and the people are gone.
The lights have dimmed, and the crowd has left.
And clown goes back into his caravan.
The clown retreats to his caravan.
Hangs up his smile on a hook by the door
He hangs up his smile on a hook, symbolizing the end of his performance.
And lets his ragged coat slip to the floor.
The clown takes off his worn-out coat.
With the sound of the children's laughter
The echoes of children's laughter linger in his mind.
Still ringing in his ears.
Children laugh genuinely, possibly contrasting with hidden fears.
Laughing 'cause they're happy,
Their laughter serves as a cover for their fears.
They laugh to hide their fears.
Children laugh to conceal their fears.
Clown loves the children
The clown loves the children because they, like him, experience fear.
For, like him, they fear.
Children fear, and the clown empathizes with them.
The world does not exist tonight,
For the clown, the world ceases to exist in this moment.
And only the circus,
Only the circus remains real.
Only the circus is real.
The circus is the sole reality for the clown.
As real as the elephants that trumpet in the ring.
The circus is as real as the trumpeting elephants in the ring.
Real like the trapeze, see it swing.
The trapeze swinging is a tangible and genuine part of the circus.
Real like the man who eats real fire,
A man eating fire is a real spectacle.
Real like the lady on the high wire.
The lady on the high wire is a real and daring performer.
But the people have gone, his identity gone.
The audience has left, and the clown's identity is temporarily lost.
Clown peeps through he window of his caravan.
The clown looks outside from his caravan.
From the trees on the common
The town seems small from the common.
The town looks so small.
The clown wears his coat and steps outside.
Clown puts on his coat and goes out the door.
The distant neon lights illuminate the town.
And the distant neon lights
The town resembles a circus in the eyes of the clown.
They shine above the town.
The neon lights above the town shine brightly.
"It's almost like a circus", thinks clown.
The town seems like a circus to the clown.
Then half with fear
The clown is torn between fear and delight.
And half with delight,
A mix of fear and delight overwhelms the clown.
Shivering, shaking.
The clown shivers and shakes, standing in amusement.
Clown stands laughing,
The clown laughs, possibly expressing a complex emotional state.
Clown stands laughing,
Repetition of line 30 for emphasis.
Clown is laughing at the night.
The clown laughs at the night, facing and overcoming its challenges.
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