Toll at the Breach

[Intro] “I'll give you a little smile when you come here, boy... after I cut you a big smile first!” [Verse 1] Step to the dust. Step to the grease. Spotless minds come to find their peace. Shadows stretch. Broken track. Hand your ticket, you don't come back. Smell the sugar. Smell the wood. He only hunts the ones who’re good. Clear your conscience. Pay the toll. The painted face demands the soul. [Chorus] Gateway humming underneath the wheel. Feeding flesh to the grinding steel. He holds the door to keep it shut. Smiling wide for the final cut. Don't look up at the fiberglass eyes. The gateway needs a sacrifice. [Verse 2] The wicked walk right past the tent. He don’t want a soul that’s spent. Needs the pure. Needs the clean. To grease the gears of the dark machine. Hydraulic twitch. A plastic stare. Another boy lost to the carnival air. Worlds collide, but he locks the gate. The clown's outside, and he loves to wait. [Chorus] Gateway humming underneath the wheel. Feeding flesh to the grinding steel. He holds the door to keep it shut. Smiling wide for the final cut. Don't look up at the fiberglass eyes. The gateway needs a sacrifice. [Outro] "You thought the rides were free, didn't ya? Nah. Every gate needs a lock. And every lock needs a shiny, clean key... just like you. The things scratching on the other side, they don't like clean. But I do. So hold still... after I cut you a big smile first!" [End]