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The Whole World's Clown

from From The Dark by Denny Smith

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THE WHOLE WORLD’S CLOWN

WAKE ME WHEN THE WAR’S NOT LOST, AND YOU’VE FOUND YOUR PEACE
A RIVER YOU CAN STAND TO CROSS ON YOUR OWN
TELL ME IF I SOUND TOO COLD, AND I’LL TRY SOME HEAT
‘CAUSE KID, YOU COULD BE SOLID GOLD TO THE BONE

BUT YOU TAKE FROM THE GIVERS
AND NEVER LET IT BRING YOU ‘ROUND
RATHER BURN, RATHER SHIVER
THAN EVER PUT THE GOOD FOOT DOWN
YOU’D RATHER BE THE WHOLE WORLD’S CLOWN

THEY TELL ME I SHOULD SWEAR YOU OFF, LET YOU ACT YOUR AGE
BUT I CAN’T LEAVE YOU LYIN’ IN THIS LONELY OPEN GRAVE
IT’S KILLING ME TO SEE YOU WALK, WATCH YOU WASTE YOUR DAYS
‘CAUSE THEY’LL NEVER COME LIKE THIS AGAIN ALONG THE WAY

WHAT YOU TAKE FROM THE GIVERS
YOU NEVER LET IT BRING YOU ‘ROUND
RATHER BURN, RATHER SHIVER
THAN EVER PUT THE GOOD FOOT DOWN
YOU’D RATHER BE THE WHOLE WORLD’S CLOWN

LET’S JUST PRETEND THIS DOESN’T THIS DOESN’T GET YOU IN THE…
END UP LIKE YOUR FRIENDS
THE ONES THAT YOU DEFEND
WHO LEFT YOU WHEN YOU NEEDED THEM
TO FIND YOURSELF ALONE AGAIN

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from From The Dark, released December 13, 2019

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