Clown

Lyrics

Anger inside builds within my body
Why'd you hit me? What have I done?
You tried to hit me

Try and hit me again, if you like
Throw your hate at me with all your might
Hit me 'cause I'm strange, hit me
Tell me I'm a pussy and you're harder then me
What's with you boy? Think hard.
A tatooed body to hide who you are
Scared to be honest, be yourself
A cowardly man

I don't run around
trying to be what's not within me
Look into my eyes, I am free
You're just a wanna-be

Chorus

To come out

Hit me clown, because I'm not from your town, now hit me clown

Clown you ain't shit. Turn around and get your face split.

I'm just too fucking little (3x)
I'm just a fucking mental (4x)


Song Meaning

"We were playing at this show in San Diego and this skinhead guy came up and said 'Fuck You! Go back to Bakersfield!' I didn't understand that I bent down and he took a swing at me. Our road manager Jeff knocked his ass out" - Jonathan Davis

"A tatooed body to hide who you are, Scared to be honest, be yourself"

It seems that this incident was a breaking point for Jon. As the Clown video shows he was a victim of torment from his peers at school because he was different. He was an individual, and this was hard for others to accept. Everyone else hid behind an image that wasn't representative of themselves, but of what others wanted them to be.

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