I think seclusion and isolation from humanity are common themes for Mr. Elfman. Compare this to 'On the Outside':
They laugh at me aloud
They say I'm just a clown
That I ain't got no pride
I'm on the outside
Danny likes to write about those dark thoughts we all usually keep to ourselves, but in this, I think he writes partly from experience. It's clear that he's encouraged being an outsider, poking fun at both the left and the right - even death itself, and often writing lyrics from an observer point of view.
I would go as far to assume (based on his incredibly late start in music and unbelievable success), that he is very, VERY smart, and never quite fit in with the average crowd.
From 'It Only Makes Me Laugh':
Remembering when I was a young man
How everything seemed to turn against me
I didn't know a soul, it was an alien place
The sun was covered by a dark cloud
And though I tried, I couldn't find a way to escape
The only way to go: straight down
That kind of intelligence can be very lonely. You try to see the world through the eyes of people who can't understand you. I think his lyrics are closer to who he is than he would admit himself. Does he keep a 'smile on his face for everyone', in spite of the way he feels? I don't think anyone but Danny can really say.
I think seclusion and isolation from humanity are common themes for Mr. Elfman. Compare this to 'On the Outside':
They laugh at me aloud They say I'm just a clown That I ain't got no pride I'm on the outside
Danny likes to write about those dark thoughts we all usually keep to ourselves, but in this, I think he writes partly from experience. It's clear that he's encouraged being an outsider, poking fun at both the left and the right - even death itself, and often writing lyrics from an observer point of view.
I would go as far to assume (based on his incredibly late start in music and unbelievable success), that he is very, VERY smart, and never quite fit in with the average crowd.
From 'It Only Makes Me Laugh':
Remembering when I was a young man How everything seemed to turn against me I didn't know a soul, it was an alien place The sun was covered by a dark cloud And though I tried, I couldn't find a way to escape The only way to go: straight down
That kind of intelligence can be very lonely. You try to see the world through the eyes of people who can't understand you. I think his lyrics are closer to who he is than he would admit himself. Does he keep a 'smile on his face for everyone', in spite of the way he feels? I don't think anyone but Danny can really say.