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