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The Marooned Merrymaker
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The Marooned Merrymaker was released on November 7, 2025 by Flower Shop Girls as a part of the album Beautiful Landscape
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Release DateNovember 7, 2025
LabelFlower Shop Girls
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM100

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sean Bardman
Sean Bardman
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sean Bardman
Sean Bardman
Songwriter
Pierce Domhnall
Pierce Domhnall
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sean Bardman
Sean Bardman
Executive Producer

Lyrics

I am Chuckles the Clown
Or at least I was
The big top is gone
My tent is folded
No more little cars
No more squirting flowers
The circus closed down
Just a typed email
My painted smile
Now just a memory
I tried to be happy
I really did
But the red nose felt heavy
The giant shoes hurt
I need a new gig
A steady paycheck
Something with wheels
A new career path
Hello, Uber app
I downloaded it fast
My little Honda Civic
Is now my stage
I still wear the makeup
I still have the suit
I can't take it off
It feels like my skin
I'm just so very tired
Of honking horns
Not joyful ones
Just traffic noise
Oh, the irony is thick
A clown in a car
A tear in my greasepaint
Driving you far
I'll take you to the airport
Or maybe the bar
The saddest clown on earth
A five-star fail
The first passenger came
Opened the back door
He stopped dead still
His jaw dropped low
Then a loud burst
Of uncontrolled laughter
He took a quick selfie"Best ride ever!" he yelled
But I just drove on
My heart still heavy
Another ride, a lady
She brought her kids
The little ones pointed
They screamed with delight"Look, Mommy, a clown!"
But I didn't juggle
I didn't make balloons
I just followed the GPS
She tipped me three dollars
Said"Cheer up, sport"
Sometimes at a red light
I see my reflection
In the rearview mirror
That big painted grin
It cracks me up hard
A single, dark laugh
Then the sadness returns
Like a bad magic trick
I wipe a stray tear
Messing up my blue star
Oh, the irony is thick
A clown in a car
A tear in my greasepaint
Driving you far
I'll take you to the airport
Or maybe the bar
The saddest clown on earth
A five-star fail
Where to, next customer
Just tell me the street
My oversized feet
Are ready for the pedal
I just need the surge
To get through this life
Chuckles is driving
And trying to cope
With a very, very
Empty spotlight
Written by: Pierce Domhnall, Sean Bardman
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