This song at first glance could be just about the ending of a carnival, but having heard many Dead Can Dance songs, I find it hard to take any of their lyrics so literally. I feel this is about more broadly speaking; those non conformist, unconventionally, don't give a f*ck what the world thinks types of people who exist as they please, who say to hell with the mainstream.
{They are driven by a strange desire
Unseen by the human eye
Someone is calling.}
It's about whatever motivates them to be as unique as they are, is also what makes them who they are, what eventually defines them...society doesn't define them, they are above that.
The song is about people who are different who some may define as freaks, but are actually some of the most beautiful & extraordinary souls one could ever meet.
{The fabulous freaks are leaving town.
They are driven by a strange desire
Unseen by the human eye.
The carnival is over.}
Sadly these are the types of individuals communities often drive out or make feel less then welcome so they often feel they must pick up and move along or risk possibly being ousted by force.
This song at first glance could be just about the ending of a carnival, but having heard many Dead Can Dance songs, I find it hard to take any of their lyrics so literally. I feel this is about more broadly speaking; those non conformist, unconventionally, don't give a f*ck what the world thinks types of people who exist as they please, who say to hell with the mainstream. {They are driven by a strange desire Unseen by the human eye Someone is calling.}
It's about whatever motivates them to be as unique as they are, is also what makes them who they are, what eventually defines them...society doesn't define them, they are above that.
The song is about people who are different who some may define as freaks, but are actually some of the most beautiful & extraordinary souls one could ever meet. {The fabulous freaks are leaving town.
They are driven by a strange desire Unseen by the human eye. The carnival is over.} Sadly these are the types of individuals communities often drive out or make feel less then welcome so they often feel they must pick up and move along or risk possibly being ousted by force.