I don't like the way you see me as a grotesque painted clockwork demon
I'm just different and broken, sensitive and open, volatile, a bit uneven
I just weave scary moments into silly stories that make sense to kids
It's not like they need the down and dirty details ramming home just what you did.
Take me as I come. Come again, don't run
The road is slippery, it makes a mess of everyone
I've been this way ever since my mother dropped me
You can't stop me. Stop me. Stop me!
I won't tell unless they ask
And I won't cry. I won't cry.
Until they laugh.
I can't understand the hatred but that's just the way the weasel blows
Pop like a motherfucking big-top. Smile and punch me in my big red nose
I'll keep all the feelings hid until it's time to blow my lid
Standing here wobbling on the brink of madness, making you happy with my sadness.
credits
from Clown Stories,
released January 19, 2014
Fuzzy Brown and Jon Wilson
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