Name: Carnival Of Clowns
Duration: P00H03M01S
Description: Written & performed by Roy Smiles. Keyboards & produced by Simon Walker at Loophole Studios, Brighton.

Carnival Of Clowns

from The Trains & The Rain by Roy Smiles

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price

about

Written & performed by Roy Smiles. Keyboards & produced by Simon Walker at Loophole Studios, Brighton.

lyrics

Carnival Of Clowns

Days of hope & days of glory
Days of hate & days of dole
Days of light & ‘hunky dory’
Days a dark night of the soul.

Days of miracle & wonder
Days of doldrums & despair
Days of storms & violent thunder
Days of suns that kissed the air.

Chorus
This is a life with all its faults the circus is in town
Won’t you join the madman waltz of a carnival of clowns?
This is a life with all its faults the circus is in town
Won’t you join the madman waltz of a carnival of clowns?

Days of honesty & caring
Days of cowardice & lies
Days of heartbreak & soul-baring
Days of women and goodbyes.

Times of majesty & money
Times of down & out & poor
Times of life loud & funny
Times of sorrows at your door.

Chorus

(Instrumental)

Chorus

Days of peace & of wars raging
Days of kestrels and of knaves
Days of battles well worth waging
Days of cradles & of graves.

Years of tragedy & triumph
Years of mothers, brothers, sons
Years of families & their silence
Years of love & years of none
Years of love & years of none
Years of love & years of none.

credits

from The Trains & The Rain, released May 30, 2015

license

about

Roy Smiles London, UK

Roy Smiles has recorded ten albums:
'Drunks & Dreamers' (2011), 'Time's Moving On' (2012),'Seize The Day' (2013), 'Autumn Song' (2014), 'Bremen' (2014), 'The Trains & The Rain' (2015), 'Northern Angels'.(2018), 'Lost Souls' (2020), 'November's Child' (2023) & 'Tales Of The Ocean' (2023).
All available on Bandcamp.
Contact: roy.smiles@aol.co.uk. ... more

contact / help

Contact Roy Smiles

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Roy Smiles, you may also like:

Sorry I'm So Sensitive
by Bea Stewart

The second EP from Northern Irish singer-songwriter Bea Stewart runs from gentle folk to pillowy pop ballads, all perfectly executed. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 15, 2024
go to album
Invitation
by Michele Stodart

Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023
go to album
Veneer (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
by José González

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
Onliness (songs of solitude & singularity)
by Josienne Clarke

Folk artist Josienne Clarke revisits music from her back catalog, infusing these lonesome songs with a new luminosity and drive. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 18, 2023
go to album
Once Upon A Time In Montréal
by Murray A. Lightburn

The folk artist explores grief through these smooth and soulful tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2023
go to album
About Time
by Adriana Vasques

featured on Bandcamp Radio Dec 6, 2022
go to album
Better By Now
by Brooke Annibale

The indie-pop artist reflects on love and anxiety on her latest album. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 30, 2022
go to album