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Artist: Iron Maiden
Canonical path: /iron-maiden/tears-of-a-clown
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Tears of a Clown
Read Tears of a Clown lyrics by Iron Maiden on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tears of a Clown
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All alone in a crowded room
He tries to force a smile
The smile it beamed or so it seemed
But never reached the eyes, disguise
Masquerading as the funny man do they despise
The false smile, maketh of the man
Glass empty or half full
Try to make some sense or sorrows drown
All looks well on the outside
Underneath, the solemn truth
There’s something that inside has died
Tomorrow comes, tomorrow goes
But the cloud remains the same
Wonder why he’s feeling down
Tears of a clown
Maybe it’s all just for the best
Lay his weary head to rest
Was forever feeling drowned
Tears of a clown
Who motivates the motivator?
Facade it has to go
He knows, it sooner or later
Smile for cameras, all okay
But tomorrow is another day, he must get through
He had a longer way to run
Or so the story goes
Life full of fun, where did it go?
We saw the sadness in his eyes
It came as no surprise
And now, of course, we’ll never know
Tomorrow comes, tomorrow goes
But the cloud remains the same
Wonder why he’s feeling down
Tears of a clown
Maybe it’s all just for the best
Lay his weary head to rest
Was forever feeling drowned
Tears of a clown
Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes
But the cloud remains the same
Wonder why he’s feeling down
Tears of a clown
Maybe it’s all just for the best
Lay his weary head to rest
Was forever feeling down
Tears of a clown, tears of a clown
Tears of a clown, tears of a clown
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