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If I Left the Zoo cover
06. Sad Clown
Album: If I Left the Zoo
Artist: Jars of Clay
         
 

Say how's the weather
So I look out the window
To brighten my soul
But I can't control
The rain that keeps falling
Smile on the outside
That never comes in
A comedy, mystery, irony, tragedy
So I scream
Let the show begin

You break me open
Turn on the light
Stumble inside
With me, with me

Do I entertain you
Do I preoccupy you
With my wit
To cover this lie
Are you mesmerized
Do you think me faithful
Do you think me a clown
I picked out this shirt
I put on this hat
I wore all this paint
Just for you

Words and music by Dan Haseltine, Matt Odmark, Steve Mason, Charlie Lowell © 1999 Bridge Building Music Inc./Pogostick Music (BMI) both adm. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 

More Lyrics from If I Left the Zoo

  1. 01. Goodbye, Goodnight
  2. 02. Unforgetful You
  3. 03. Collide
  4. 04. No One Loves Me Like You
  5. 05. Famous Last Words
  6. 06. Sad Clown
  7. 07. Hand
  8. 08. I'm Alright
  9. 09. Grace
  10. 10. Can't Erase It
  11. 11. River Constantine
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This Tuesday, September 22
ALBUMS
PFR Target and the Arrow (independent)

This Thursday, September 24
SINGLES
Bloodlines So Much To Lose - Single [Facedown]
NEEDTOBREATHE Can't Apologize (feat. Jonah Kagen) - Single [UMG]

This Friday, September 25
ALBUMS
Altarheart Prone To Wander [Rottweiler]
ANTHNY Worship Leader's Diary [SONY/Provident]
Elan Brio Sound Waves [Polished Arrow]
Brotality Jaws of the Earth (independent)
Forsaken Eternity Shades of Existence - EP [Rottweiler]
Gaither Bill & Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends Present You Are Loved: A Tribute to the Songs of Bill & Gloria (Live) [Gaither]
gio. PROMISE LAND [Capitol CMG]
Pomegranate More To Find - EP (independent)
Red Worship Witness (independent)
Stryper Throne Of Thorns [Frontiers Music]
We Are Messengers Halfway Home [Curb]
Matthew West Jesus Is King [Story House Music]
The Wood Drake Sessions East to West (independent)

SINGLES
Sarah Anthony Jesus is King - Single (independent)
AustinThaNoble Mommy, I’m Praying for You - Single [Syntax]
Chris Caro DID WHAT I SAID - Single [Syntax]
Jenn Chenoweth Still Small Voice - Single [WieRise]
Kirk Franklin This Time (feat. GloRilla) - Single [Uptown]
Kelo Real Love - Single [Syntax]
Perry LaHaie Well Done - Single [Frontiers]
Rachael Lampa Permission - Single [Centricity]
Jamie MacDonald Used to Be - Single [Capitol CMG]
MŌRIAH Kick - Single [F2]
Neal Morse & The Resonance Walk On Water - Single [InsideOutMusic]
Mackenzie Phillips Made - Single [Gotee]
Presence Music Fight or Flight - Single (independent)
QEW & Cyrus Sonata Nu Nimbus Vibez (ft. Scribe Music) - Single [Syntax]
Jenna Raine I See What You're Saying - Single [Warner]
River Valley Worship King of the Empty Grave - Single [BEC]
Seph Schlueter All In - Single [Provident]
Sleeping At Last Go On Easy - Single (independent)
The Sean Coleman Project Might Just Be My Day (feat. Brad Goff) - Single (independent)

DVD
Gaither Bill & Gloria Gaither and their Homecoming Friends Present You Are Loved: A Tribute to the Songs of Bill & Gloria (Live) DVD [Gaither]

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ALBUMS
Charles Billingsley Replay [StowTown]
Amy Grant The Me That Remains (Deluxe Edition) [Thirty Tigers]
The Light Superior Dayspring [Rottweiler]
Jake MacAdam Source of Life - EP (independent)
Josh Snodgrass Praise (Instrumental Guitar) - EP (independent)
Tauren Wells Here Comes The Church (Live) [Capitol CMG]

SINGLES
Francesca Battistelli Won't Miss A Moment - Single [Curb]
Gracie Binion & Bella Fabrizio Recompense - Single [BEC]
Koryn Hawthorne God Is Real - Single [Motown Gospel]
Olivia Lane Mother's Eyes - Single [BEC]
Chandler Marie Ride Away - Single (independent)
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