Carnies

Under the gaze of the angels

A spectacle like he's never seen

Spinning lights and faces

Demon music and gypsy queens

The glint of iron wheels

The bodies spin in a clockwork dance, ho-ho, ho-ho

The smell of flint and steel

A wheel of fate, a game of chance

How I prayed just to get away

To carry me anywhere

Sometimes the angels punish us

By answering our prayers

By answering our prayers

A face of naked evil

Turns the young boy's blood to ice

Deadly confrontation

Such a dangerous device

The glint of iron wheels

The bodies spin in a clockwork dance, ho-ho, ho-ho

The smell of flint and steel

A wheel of fate, a game of chance

Ho, ho-ho, shout to warn the crowd

Accusations ringing loud

A ticking box, in the hand of the innocent

The angry crowd moves toward him with bad intent

How I prayed just to get away

To carry me anywhere

Sometimes the angels punish us

By answering our prayers

By answering our prayers

The glint of iron wheels

The bodies spin in a clockwork dance, ho-ho, ho-ho

The smell of flint and steel

A wheel of fate, a game of chance