Circus Song

Don McLean

Transposer:

Capo I to play along at: https://youtu.be/Ixp8F-dleu4 [Intro] [Verse] Cotton candy two for a quarter See if the fat man can guess your weight A big stuffed tiger is what I bought her And I’m going home ’cause it’s late [Verse] Roller coasters make me dizzy cotton candy makes me sick I wish I had some Bromo fizzy That would do the trick [Bridge] Everyone knows that the clowns aren’t happy And everyone knows that the people don’t care I wish I could laugh at the way that they’re acting But I’m so sick I just don’t dare to [Verse] High wire dancers kick and balance White silk horses step in time The tattooed man displays his talents I’m not the talented kind [Verse] I always go to the circus on Sunday And there I can laugh at the people I see But when I leave home in the morning on Monday Everybody laughs at me [Verse] You knowI make other people nervous I guess that’s why they laugh at me But to me my life is a three-ring circus And I can see it for free [Verse] Have you seen my wife Elvira? She can tame a lion you know Well I once had a bushy mane But that was so damn long ago [Bridge] Tight-collared clowns in plastic buildings Have happy families as their fate Happy jobs and happy clubs And happy people they hate [Outro] Everyone’s juggling and everyone’s acting With smiles of grease paint three feet wide Everyone’s caught on a carousel pony And one time around is a lifetime ride

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La chanson évoque une visite au cirque, pleine de couleurs criardes et d'animations, où les plaisirs simples comme la barbe à papa et les attractions côtoient une note de mélancolie. L'artiste décrit des personnages tels que des clowns et des acrobates, en soulignant que, derrière leurs rires et leurs performances, il y a souvent une tristesse cachée. Cela renvoie à un sentiment d’inadéquation, où il se sent comme un personnage dans un cirque, observé et jugé, tandis que les véritables émotions et luttes des gens passent inaperçues. Le contexte de cette chanson peut être compris comme une réflexion sur la vie moderne et ses paradoxes, avec une critique subtile des apparences et de la superficialité des interactions humaines. L'artiste se sent à la fois spectateur et acteur, naviguant dans un monde où les sourires peuvent masquer une véritable détresse.

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