Under the gaze of the eight elms,
A spectacle like you've never seen:
Spinning lights and faces,
Demon music and gypsy queens!
The glint of iron wheels!
The bodies spin in a clockwork dance!
Oh, the smell of flint and steel!
A wheel of fate, a game of chance!
How I pray just to get away,
To carry me anywhere.
Sometimes the angels punish us
By answering our prayers,
By answering our prayers...
The face of naked evil
Turns a young boy's blood to ice;
(Indistinguishable),
Such a dangerous device.
The glint of iron wheels!
The bodies spin in a clockwork dance!
Oh, the smell of flint and steel!
A wheel of fate, a game of chance!
Oh, shout toward the crowd;
Laughed elation ringing loud!
(Indistinguishable) marks in the hands of the innocent.
The angry crowd moves towards him with malintent.
How I pray 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!
Oh, the smell of flint and steel!
A wheel of fate, a game of chance!
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Geddy Lee / Alex Lifeson / Neil Peart
Carnies lyrics © Ole Core Music Publishing, Anthem Core Music Publishing
C.: d.c., I didn’t mean to oversleep yesterday. I was going to help you write yesterday’s blog, but I was so tired from working a double shift that I didn’t hear my alarm clock.
d.: That’s okay,, Cal.E. I had some things to say, and that gave me the opportunity to say them. It worked out well.
C.: Still, it hardly seems fair–
d.: You missed the fair, Cal.E. It came to town about three or four weeks ago.
C.: ???!!!
d.: THAT fair involves Ferris wheels and cotton candy. THAT is the only fair there is in this world!
C.: So, you’re saying that life isn’t fair, d.c.?
d.: Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying.
If our lives were fair, foods that are good for you would taste good, and food that’s bad for you would taste bad. AND bacon would be a superfood!
C.: If our lives were fair, all garbage would smell and taste like rotten fish! That would taste good!
C.: It doesn’t?!
C.: Not enough of it. If life were fair, catnip would not only speed me up, it would also make me smarter!
d.: If our lives were fair, there would be no school shootings, no other senseless killings, and no wars to make our lives harder
C.: There would be no need for the military, because the world wouldn't be so scary
d.: I would be out of a job. Doctors, nurses, cops and firemen wouldn’t be necessary.
C.: But, if our lives were fair, we wouldn’t need jobs, because we wouldn’t need money. Everyone would just take what they needed. And, If our lives were fair, everyone’s health would be ideal.
d.: If our lives were fair, no one would ever miss a single meal.
C.: If our lives were fair, no one would ever need to say, “I’m sorry, I did you wrong.”
d.: Because we’d all be singing the same sweet song.
C.: There would be no diseases, so children and good people wouldn’t die young!
d.: And no one would ever feel the need to say, “ Hey! Watch your tongue!”
C.: No unkind words would be spoken
d.: And no one’s heart would be broken
C.: So no one would read books about how unfair other’s lives are
d.: And I wouldn’t need to write anymore, but that’s better by far
C.: There wouldn’t be a single overdose of a drug
d.: And no one would feel the need to hit the jug
C.: There would be no drug czars
d.: Riding in fancy cars
C.: Giving children “candy”
d.: When their parents aren’t handy
Well, that was fun, but we all know we will never achieve the “ideal world,” Cal.E., or even a fair one. It’s best to make the best of every opportunity and to treat others as fairly as possible. That is the best thing that we can do for each other.
C.: d.c., the next time the fair comes to town, will you please take me? I want to see at least one thing that is fair in this world before I pass on to that great cardboard box in the sky!
d.: I think that can be arranged, Cal.E. I’ll see what I can do. In the meantime, think of what you want to say tomorrow. You will be doing the blog solo tomorrow.
C.: But that’s not…. Okay, d.c. I’ll see what I can do.
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