this song is definitely not about a circus. it's two metaphors describing different types of beauty...
imagine an acrobat soaring through the top of a circus tent. as a kid that's the most amazing beautiful thing, but being the acrobat, you're risking your life, you're living on a limb just to be that center of attention? Do you still want to be beautiful? even if it means always having to be on display? you're always beautiful, no matter what you do.
think of the cigarette. for a long time, the smoker was a glamourous thing. so many people love cigarettes that they become addicted, but what do they do with them? they smoke them, they use they and they throw them away and let them burn to ash. Do you still wish you were beautiful, even if it meant someone was going to use you for a minute? He's saying you'll always be beautiful, no matter what.
this song is definitely not about a circus. it's two metaphors describing different types of beauty...
imagine an acrobat soaring through the top of a circus tent. as a kid that's the most amazing beautiful thing, but being the acrobat, you're risking your life, you're living on a limb just to be that center of attention? Do you still want to be beautiful? even if it means always having to be on display? you're always beautiful, no matter what you do.
think of the cigarette. for a long time, the smoker was a glamourous thing. so many people love cigarettes that they become addicted, but what do they do with them? they smoke them, they use they and they throw them away and let them burn to ash. Do you still wish you were beautiful, even if it meant someone was going to use you for a minute? He's saying you'll always be beautiful, no matter what.