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
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
Credits
Writer(s): Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson
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- Limelight / Vital Signs (Live In YYZ 1981)
- Vital Signs (Live In YYZ 1981)
- Sóng (feat. Brenda) - Single
- Permanent Waves (40th Anniversary)
- Hemispheres (40th Anniversary)
- Caos
- Closer To The Heart (Live At Hammersmith Odeon - February 20, 1978)
- A Farewell To Kings (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
- 2112 - 40 Years Closer: A Q&A With Alex Lifeson And Terry Brown Commentary
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