Circus

Story Behind The Song

Clowns and the circus can be scary - especially when encountered in a dream. In the dream, the singer finds that a circus is coming for him - kidnapping him in the end.

Song Description

A nightmare involving clowns and a circus

Song Length 3:52 Genre Rock - Psychedelic, Unique - Unclassified
Lead Vocal Male Vocal Mood Anxious, Worried
Subject Carnivals, Circus, Fear Similar Artists John Lennon, Beck
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Based on the corner of my eye,
I looked out and saw something,
I think it was the circus coming down the street
Praying they weren't coming for me
I was Praying that they weren't coming for me
Being prey like an animal isn't a good thing
It surprises like one drop of water from the sky
Only time will tell - only time will tell
Trained, framed, frantic glances at the sky
Well, is there something more that should be showing
Ride, ride the sky
I looked out and saw the circus
And they were, in fact, coming for me
Down the street
The elephant tore the door and the roof off of my house
Here the clown spoke to me
Here the clown, he spoke to me
Then the summer rain, washed into the sky
And I was watching as the world passed me by
It was all going much too fast
I couldn't be sure if I was still very
Very much alive
Then the clown picked me up
Clown picked me up with the elephants trunk
Then they wisked me away in a caravan to a freak show
This whole thing's a freak show, man


Lyrics Stephen Shannon Music Shannon/Bestel
Producer Shannon/Bestel Publisher Bestel/Shannon
Performance Bestel/Shannon Label 38th Avenue Music (Studios)

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