This song seems to be about the lonliness in this world. He doesn't belong anywhere, and there's no happiness in this "town" he sings of, which is really just the world in general.
"When I'm lifting the mask from a local clown
And feeling down like him "
even the clown which is supposed to be happy and light-hearted is unhappy.
everyone's stuck in that rut that they can't get out of...
This song seems to be about the lonliness in this world. He doesn't belong anywhere, and there's no happiness in this "town" he sings of, which is really just the world in general.
"When I'm lifting the mask from a local clown And feeling down like him " even the clown which is supposed to be happy and light-hearted is unhappy.
everyone's stuck in that rut that they can't get out of...