Circus is darker in tone than Blackout.

[Lurker93]

Blackout has this party-all-night vibe, with Britney playfully teasing someone (midia, her love interests, her ex, and so on). Most songs in Blackout are about a duo (Britney and someone else).

Circus breaks this formula, she sounds more exposed... Like she was caught off-guard after the heavy partying from Blackout; with a raging hangover (Blur). She also sings about being deceived (womanizer), heartbreak (OFU), swept over her feet (Unusual U), being a /somehow/ *** dominant character (L&L), being the center of all attention (Circus and KTL), her adoration to her kids (My Baby) and the list goes on... the lyrics are mostly about HER, instead of portraying other people as in blackout. So yeah, I get what u’r saying and I agree: circus is darker, just the beat sound lighter 

[idontgare]

I’ve always thought this. Blackout is more grungy, however Circus has a much moodier sound as Brit would say. 

[Misery_3202]

4 hours ago, s&m said:

Clowns = Her team 

Yeah I agree 👍🏼 They are different types of Clowns.

P.S.-Britney’s life has always surrounded by the Clowns just like the Circus video and tour where they speak for themselves I guess.