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CRYING LOUD
YOU'RE CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR
JUST A BEAUTIFUL BABY,
YOU'RE NOTHING MORE
CLOSE YOUR EYES,
YOU'RE CRAWLING INTO SLEEP
I SWEAR I WON'T BREAK YOU
IF YOU LET ME TAKE YOU
WHERE THE WILLOWS NEVER WEEP
WHERE THE WILLOWS NEVER WEEP
COMING QUICK INTO YOUR WONDERLAND
FLYING HIGH ON BLEACHED WHITE SAND
TRANQUILIZED BY LIGHTS
YOU LOSE YOUR WAY
WELL JUST COME WITH ME
AND I'LL MAKE YOU SEE
WITH ME YOU'LL WANT TO STAY
CAN BABY COME OUT TO PLAY
CIRCUS LIGHTS ARE SHUTTING SLOWLY DOWN
BUT STILL YOU'RE UP IN THE AIR,
AND LOVING YOUR WINGS
MY DEAR YOU PLAY THE CLOWN
YOU'RE STILL UP IN THE AIR
AND LOVING YOUR WINGS
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN YOU COME DOWN
YOU'RE CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR
JUST A BEAUTIFUL BABY,
YOU'RE NOTHING MORE
CLOSE YOUR EYES,
YOU'RE CRAWLING INTO SLEEP
I SWEAR I WON'T BREAK YOU
IF YOU LET ME TAKE YOU
WHERE THE WILLOWS NEVER WEEP
WHERE THE WILLOWS NEVER WEEP
FLYING HIGH ON BLEACHED WHITE SAND
TRANQUILIZED BY LIGHTS
YOU LOSE YOUR WAY
WELL JUST COME WITH ME
AND I'LL MAKE YOU SEE
WITH ME YOU'LL WANT TO STAY
CAN BABY COME OUT TO PLAY
BUT STILL YOU'RE UP IN THE AIR,
AND LOVING YOUR WINGS
MY DEAR YOU PLAY THE CLOWN
YOU'RE STILL UP IN THE AIR
AND LOVING YOUR WINGS
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN YOU COME DOWN
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Very sinister, but beautiful
This song is truly awesome! A one-of-a kind goth classic!Switchblade rules!
From what I know this song was about Susan's ex boyfriend. He did a lot of cocaine and this song is about that. "Flying high on bleached white sand" I think its pretty obvious.
first off, i want to say that i absolutely adore switchblade symphony. i was introduced to them by my bf. and this song really reminds me of him...basically, in my opinion, it is a song about a person who is foolish (the metaphorical "clown") who does bad things (basically...drugs) and they feel wonderful...that high and all...but they always come back down to earth and feel horrible. and they are like one of those sad clowns that needs to entertain and be entertained but is always sad . my bf needs to stop with the drugs :(
I love this song. But it seriously freaks me out. I think it may be the scariest song I've ever heard. . .But it's very awesome. My best friend showed it to me after she watched "Wicked." Apparently, it's in there.
It does indeed sound like it's about cocaine use. I don't know why, but this song goes damn well with the carousel fight in Silent Hill 3. Spooky shit :P Not in the sense that it matches up, but it matches the mood well.
I personally talked to Tina and asked her what inspired this song and what its about and she said the clown shes singing to in the song is an exboyfriend who,lets just say wasnt very stable (which im pretty sure means he was on drugs)
Like many people have said, this is a precautionary tale about Cocaine use. The "bleached white sand" and the the flying imagery. Wonderful song, love Switchblade.
When I first heard this song, I took it as a song about child abuse, honestly. Read the lyrics from that perspective. I can definately see it as a song about someone dealing with someone close who is a cocaine user, though. Switchblade Symphony were an amazing band that put out such poetic lyrics.
I agree. I hate when people come on this site and go 'I love this song! I don't have a damn clue what it means but it's good!' How can you think it's good if you don't even know what the hell it's about?