Lyrics to
Circus

This version of Circus was released by Uriah Heep in 1973.

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Walkin’ around this concrete garden
Viewing all in vain
Thinking why a dream is driving everyone insane

Then something will come and make you feel
The master in control
Still you’re pickin’ up and screwing anyone
Who’s gotta soul

I’ve been here far too long to remember
Sights and sounds from this town of clowns

Makin’ up, dressin’ up and walkin’ around
Thinkin’ that you’re Greta Garbos
I’m sorry my dears but we only sat down
And laughed and laughed in sorrow
But it was you that opened the door, and
It’s that we thank you for

Walkin’ around this concrete garden
Viewing all in vain
Thinking why a dream is driving everyone insane
Everyone insane
Everyone insane
Everyone’s insane

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Uriah Heep has released many songs over the years besides Circus. Uriah Heep released songs from 1970 to 1998 spanning across albums like Very 'eavy... Very 'umble, Salisbury, Look At Yourself, Demons And Wizards, The Magician's Birthday, Sweet Freedom, Wonderworld, Return To Fantasy, High And Mighty, Firefly, Innocent Victim, Fallen Angel, Conquest, Abominog, Head First, Equator, Raging Silence, Different World, Sea Of Light, and Sonic Origami. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Uriah Heep.

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About Lyrics and Circus by Uriah Heep

The lyrics to Circus are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Uriah Heep used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Circus have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Uriah Heep and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Circus by Uriah Heep. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Circus" means the words set to the music of Circus, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Circus and the lyrics to Circus are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to Circus, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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