I Looked All Over Town Lyrics

Lyric discussion by albie 

Cover art for I Looked All Over Town lyrics by Magnetic Fields, The

There's a smile in Stephin's voice in the first couple of lines, he's mocking the clown's little self-fulfilling prophecy of unloveability, his confident "and I know". Why doesn't he just change his outfit?? But it feels a little sympathetic too. In the end the clown gets to look down on us all, having defied our shallow hearts and their petty standards to the last.

Positive
Subjective
Enjoyment
Mockery
Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Sympathy
Defiance
Appearance