From the recording Like a Viking
A character study of someone who survives chaos by turning embarrassment, ego, and failure into performance.
Lyrics
Tie too bright, shoes too big
Struts the streets, thinks he’s king
Laughs at jokes no one found
Everybody knows the uptown clown
Pockets full of secrets spilled
Dancing like the world is thrilled
Bosses frown, bankers sigh
He just honks and waves goodbye
Juggling egos, spinning schemes
Chaos floats inside his dreams
Uptown clown, painting smiles on frowns
Spinning wild through the streets and towns
Life’s a circus, he owns the crown
All hail the master uptown clown
Suits bow low, even in rain
Slips on peels, laughs through pain
Every stumble earns a crown
Turns disaster into his gown
Chaos follows, he stays sound
Finding fun in cracks around
Uptown clown, painting smiles on frowns
Spinning wild through the streets and towns
Life’s a circus, he owns the crown
All hail the master uptown clown
Maybe he mirrors what we hide
Or shows it’s fine to laugh and glide
Uptown clown, flips sorrows upside down
Every laugh a rebel’s crown
Through the streets, through grit and renown
Cheering for the legend, uptown clown