Carnies
Rush * Track #5 On Clockwork Angels
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Carnies by Rush
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RushWrited by
Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil PeartAbout
From the liner notes:
I FOUND WORK WITH A TRAVELING CARNIVAL, and for the Midsummer Festival in Crown City, our games and rides were set up right in the middle of the Square, beneath the Angels. One night, amid the noise and confusion of the crowded midway, I saw a man working with wires and wooden...
Carnies Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Under the gaze of the angels
A spectacle like he's never seen
Spinning lights and faces
Demon music and gypsy queens
[Chorus 1]
The glint of iron wheels
The bodies spin in a clockwork dance
The smell of flint and steel
A wheel of fate, a game of chance
[Chorus 2]
How I prayed just to get away
To carry me anywhere
Sometimes the angels punish us
By answering our prayers
By answering our prayers
[Verse 2]
A face of naked evil
Turns the young boy's blood to ice
Deadly confrontation
Such a dangerous device
[Chorus 1]
The glint of iron wheels
The bodies spin in a clockwork dance
The smell of flint and steel
A wheel of fate, a game of chance
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus 2]
How I prayed just to get away
To carry me anywhere
Sometimes the angels punish us
By answering our prayers
By answering our prayers
[Chorus 1]
The glint of iron wheels
The bodies spin in a clockwork dance
The smell of flint and steel
A wheel of fate, a game of chance
Carnies Q&A
Who wrote Carnies's ?
Carnies was written by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart.
Who produced Carnies's ?
Carnies was produced by Nick Raskulinecz & Rush.
What did Rush say about "Carnies"?
Geddy Lee:
This was one of the newer songs, one of the last songs we wrote for the record actually and again it came out of a very good jam that Alex [Lifeson] and I had. We did this jam session, just the two of us, in the middle of the Time Machine tour when we were on a break. I made a rule thirt...