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The Mother Lode Lyrics
Another clown jumps off the ladder
A shallow pool but it doesn’t matter
The way it goes, the way it goes
It’s falling through barriers and hedgerows
A hollow man, a hollow hand-puppet
Where’s the applause when you need them?
But these brought by summer songs and backflips
By Hallowe'en things should be different
A mother lode, a mother lode
Hollow man, a hollow hand-puppet
I’m a clown you don’t want her to know me
The knife behind the curtain
The truth is ordinary (Tududututu)
(Tududututu)
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh (Tududututu)
Can’t see a way out of this one
The legs will jerk but nobody listens
At least he tells no lie
The last of all his courage
Press the button for a free ticket
Here he goes, hits the ground running
Tududututu (Ooh)
Tududututu (Ooh)
Ooh ooh
Tududututu (Ooh ah)
Ooh ah ah
A shallow pool but it doesn’t matter
The way it goes, the way it goes
It’s falling through barriers and hedgerows
Where’s the applause when you need them?
By Hallowe'en things should be different
A mother lode, a mother lode
I’m a clown you don’t want her to know me
The knife behind the curtain
The truth is ordinary (Tududututu)
Ooh ooh
The legs will jerk but nobody listens
At least he tells no lie
Press the button for a free ticket
Here he goes, hits the ground running
Tududututu (Ooh)
Ooh ooh
Tududututu (Ooh ah)
Ooh ah ah
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This song is about questioning the validity of intention. Everybody lives by truths that only apply to our own personal needs and wants. We are very much like hand puppet clowns. Hence why the "truth is ordinary."
"Are you only being nice because you want something." - The Eraser
"knife behind the curtian", is us.