Interpretations:Quit The Circus

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Brontosaurus Sequel?

The lyrics of Brontosaurus say "Life was devoid of purpose/And so I joined the circus," while Quit the Circus (this song) states "Seeking a purpose/Stuck in the circus" so this song could be a further elaboration on the themes of Brontosaurus. Signed, DonutEater (talk) 10:44, 27 February 2022 (EST)

Building Upon "Brontosaurus Sequel"

I immediately thought of this as a writers block sort of song. I don't mean to say the lyrics are lazy, I just mean that it's sounds like it's about writer's block or the feeling that you'll never get anywhere in the music industry. The whole record BOOK kinda gives me that vibe, kinda like getting stuck in a place where it feels like keeping at your ambitions seems useless. And it makes sense because the bulk of the album was written during COVID. In Brontosaurus, there's the lyric "Life was devoid of purpose/And so I joined the circus," but once he's joined the circus, he finds that people find it easy to ignore him. He puts himself on this pedestal, seeing himself as a unique creature. He wants people to hear him out, but everyone thinks he's old news by this point. And here we get to the point when he wants to Quit The Circus. There seem to be a lot of lyrics of self-deprecation in this song: i.e. "Now I make as much sense / As the car on the lawn / Sinking real low / Until it is gone", and "We're as much use / As the rotary phone / We keep on the floor / To prop the door closed". Now that he's seen a life as an artist, he's beating himself up about it cause he thinks that it was a mistake to ever try it in the first place. I had one more profound thought to put here, but I forgot what it was. I'll just say that the horns in this song are good. - User:Imallyoucanthinkof