Freaks Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Wings223 

Cover art for Freaks lyrics by Marillion

Just the line "All the best freaks are here" gets to me. Ive always been a freak (And proud, Damnit! ^^) And this is a great song FOR freaks.

For me, it's about an artist (Fish himself?) getting back to his home town. He contacts with his old chaps, they talk about their youth and past experiences. Although they're kinda freakish, he really enjoys their companionship, and he realises his live away from the real home is hollow, and in fact he feels insecure and unhappy. However, he knows he has to leave - he's a household name, and his place is somewhere else. Show must go on - he needs to earn another day.

I need to point out, that I'm not great interpreter of Fish, as my...