Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: new-age
Song Meaning of “Send In The Clowns” by Danny Wright
Send In The Clowns is a song about being in an unfulfilled relationship. The writer is resigned to the fact that they are not going to make things work and is asking for a way out. They feel like a clown in a circus, unable to find joy in the situation, and so they are calling for the “clowns” to come and provide them with some kind of reprieve. The lyrics suggest that the protagonist is questioning why they have stayed in the relationship so long. The metaphor of clowns represents the sadness and disappointment of the situation. The song implies that the writer is leaving the relationship with a sense of regret, but also with the hope that they can find something better, something more fulfilling, in the future.