Lyrics
When the sun shines bright
Reference to a positive moment when the sun is shining brightly.
You are looking alright
Complimenting the person's appearance during favorable times.
But you get depressed
Transition to a negative emotional state, possibly indicating a downturn in mood.
When you see your life's a mess
Recognition of a chaotic or disorganized aspect of one's life.
It moves me so when you are down
Expressing empathy and emotional connection when the person is feeling down.
I'm upside down sad as a clown
Describing the speaker's own sadness, using the metaphor of a clown.
The wind is blowing in your hair
Setting a scene with wind blowing in the hair, highlighting life's unfairness.
Life is not fair
Commenting on the inherent unfairness of life.
Your conscience's knocking at your door
Acknowledging a sense of guilt or moral dilemma represented by a knocking conscience.
Who is it for?
Rhetorical question about the purpose of the conscience's knocking.
Who are your friends?
Raising doubts or concerns about the authenticity of the speaker's friends.
There's something wrong with them
Suggesting that there might be something wrong or questionable about the speaker's friends.
Who are you then?
Pondering the essence of the person, questioning their identity or true self.
Are you the lad insane?
Questioning the sanity or rationality of the person.
It moves me so when you are down
Reiteration of emotional impact when the person is feeling down.
I'm upside down sad as a clown
Expressing the speaker's own emotional distress with the metaphor of a clown.
And you know I'm not easily moved
Asserting that the speaker is not easily moved emotionally.
When sadness is there it can't be removed
Recognizing the persistence of sadness when it is present.
You can't blame it on the weather
Rejecting the attribution of negative feelings to external factors like weather.
I know that it's untrue
Acknowledging awareness that a stated reason for sadness is untrue.
Things are made to last forever
Asserting a belief in the enduring nature of things, possibly referring to relationships.
With a person like you
Suggesting that enduring things involve the person being addressed.
It moves me so when you are down
Reiteration of emotional impact when the person is feeling down.
I'm upside down sad as a clown
Expressing the speaker's own emotional distress with the metaphor of a clown.
Things are made to last forever
Final statement reinforcing the idea that some things are made to last forever.
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