Luca Rosso - Bread and Clowns Lyrics

[Intro]
Bread on the table, clowns in the square
Same old circus, same old despair
Welcome to the greatest show in town
Where politicians wear the crown

[Verse 1]
Mama's hands raw from cleaning rich folks' homes
While daddy juggled bills like they were circus bones
Every promise hits like a punchline
They feed us hope but the bread ain't mine
Remember those dinners, pasta getting cold
While TV screens flash promises of gold
These suits in parliament, what a f*cking joke
Selling dreams to people who are straight broke

[Chorus]
Bread and clowns, that's all we got
Bread and clowns, watch 'em plot
They dance and sing while we stay poor
Same old trick since days of yore

[Verse 2]
Campaign season, here comes the parade
Throwing pennies like it's lemonade
My old man said "son, watch and learn
These bastards smile while Rome would burn"
Economic growth? Man, that's just their act
Like daddy's street shows, hiding the fact
That we're all extras in their grand design
Working our asses off just to stay in line

[Bridge]
The circus keeps on spinning round
Empty pockets but what a sound
They got us fighting for the crumbs
While they feast like hungry bums

[Verse 3]
Remember those speeches on the evening news?
"Better days ahead" - man, what a ruse
Same old story, different clown
Making promises while we drown
But hey, at least we got the show
Entertainment while we're laying low
My family's story ain't unique
We're all part of this circus freak

[Outro]
So raise your glasses to the greatest lie
Bread and circuses till we die
The show goes on, that's what they say
But who's gonna make these clowns pay?