circus
15 October, 2008
Circus
by Eric Clapton
Little man with his eyes on fire
And his smile so bright.
In his hands are the toys you gave
To fill his heart with delight.
And in the ring stands a circus clown
Holding up a knife.
What you see and what you will hear
Will last you for the rest of your life.
And it's sad, so sad,
There ain't no easy way round.
And it's sad, so sad,
All you friends gather round'
Cause the circus left town.
Little man with his heart so pure
And his love so fine.
Stick with me and I'll ride with you
Till the end of the line.
Hold my hand and I'll walk with you
Through the darkest night.
And when I smile I'll be thinking of you
And every little thing will be all right.
originally named circus left town, this song was written in the memory of his son, who died when he fell from his mother friends apartment. this song actually described the last time clapton saw he son, when he took him to the circus.
clapton first played this song during his mtv unplugged session, however this song, alongside "my father's eyes" were not included in the unplugged album, because he said it was "too shaky". it was included in 1998 album pilgrim, renamed circus.
a beautiful song, yet a very emotional one. you can feel the sadness from the way he sang it. a masterpiece fom the great slowhand.
Posted bySyafiq Ridhwan at 4:55 AM
hehe. ada lagu2 jugak ye skg? :P
ey, sdeynye. irony. cicus, tp sdey.
*circus
maaf2. hehe
and as far as i know, 'tears in heaven' is also specially made and dedicated to his son.. R.I.P
it's always been good to have a talent and skills to write a song about someone or something tho.. wish i could have that ability too..
@shanis: haha.takpe,tak kisah.
@muzzy: yup, tears in heaven also made for his son.haha, i wish i have that kind of talent too.