Lyrics

[Verse 1] You had a nightmare once, we've all been there Well this is not a nightmare A shabby cloak, hangin' in the closet at night Put on the light, there's nothing in there A clown said day, we're all out in the open, wet paint And foulin' up your fresh air Well it's a show alright, got the slogans on the curtains We're tellin' ya you do care [Chorus] Freaks in charge, freaks in charge Big heads on fire like hot air balloons, yeah Freaks in charge, freaks in charge Steam shovels oiled up, and burying you, yeah Freaks in charge, freaks in charge You had a nightmare, well this is not a nightmare Freaks in charge, freaks in charge Well we may be too late, but it's never too soon [Verse 2] Fuck your conductor, got his head out of the window Too distracted by the smoke to shovel the coal Y'know I got a little monkey, he'll drive your train better than that Not even one year old Not a lot of hope for a shot, another compass I guess More like a greasing of the rails Hold your breath at the station We'll punch your ticket further down the line Step onto the scales, yeah [Chorus] Freaks in charge, freaks in charge Big heads on fire like hot air balloons, yeah Freaks in charge, freaks in charge Steam shovels oiled up, and burying you, yeah Freaks in charge, freaks in charge You had a nightmare, well this is not a nightmare Freaks in charge, freaks in charge Well we may be too late, but it's never too soon [Outro] We may be late and it, it may be over But don't tell me in that case 'Cause I've got somethin' to say, if we push a little harder At least until there's somethin' to taste Some gasoline and the honey from a flower On a hot breeze, blowing in your face We may be late and it, it may be over But don't tell me in that case Don't tell me in that case