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The song was about a recurring dream from my childhood. I
would visit my aunt on the eve of the full moon and take a
walk at dusk to the park near her house. Soon I would notice
that nobody else was left in the park and I would become very
frightened. As I ran towards the park entrance, clowns would
come out from behind the trees and chase me, their ridiculous
smiling faces jumping out from everywhere. At midnight a clock
would begin tolling and the clowns would stop their pursuit
and we'd all get together for a party, dancing in the park
until the sun came up.
I was also trying very hard to reach someone emotionally
at the time I was writing the lyrics. The cold walls I confronted
personally and the disinterest I encountered every day while
living and moving through a big city triggered many of my
feelings expressed in this song. I was feeling very detached
from everybody in my life right then so through the song I
tried to reach others who might be listening and hear my call.
Martha Johnson
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