Carnies lyrics

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

Bodies spin in a clockwork dance

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

A face of naked evil

Turns the young boy’s blood to ice

Deadly confrontation

Such a dangerous device

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