On the Carousel

Intro

Oh-oh, ah, ooh

(ta-ta-touch) yeah

Verse

I found you by the painted horse, ticket stuck in my jeans

Cotton sugar on your lip, laughing like we split the scene

Gold leaf under a cracked light, your hand slipped into mine

We rode slow like a promise, dizzy but feeling fine

Pre-chorus

I tell myself I should step down, take a breath and stand still

But every spin pulls my shadow back toward your will (toward your will)

One more turn, one more smile, the world blurs, I can't tell

If I'm chasing you or I'm trapped on this carousel

Chorus

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, oh-oh

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, yeah-yeah

Round and round and I keep finding you (I keep finding you)

Round and round and I'm coming back to you (coming back to you)

Verse

The operator's whistle blows, but we ignore the sign

Your jacket smells like summer rain, your stories hold the line

Brass ring in a crooked palm, you wink like it's a dare

Every circle writes your name into the air

Pre-chorus

I say I'll leave when the lights fade, when the music bends low

But the call of that melody says don't go, don't go (don't go)

Spinning past the same two faces, finding new ways to dwell

I'm stubborn as the carousel, I'm stubborn as the carousel

Chorus

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, oh-oh

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, oh-oh

Round and round and I keep finding you (I keep finding you)

Round and round and I'm coming back to you (coming back to you)

Bridge

If I reach for the brass ring, will it mean anything at all?

If I step off this platform, will you notice when I fall?

Say you'll run with me through the midway, say you'll hold when I yell

Say you'll turn with me forever on this carousel (yeah, yeah)

Chorus

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, oh-oh

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, yeah-yeah

Round and round and I keep finding you (I keep finding you)

Round and round and I'm coming back to you (coming back to you)

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, oh-oh

On the carousel, on the carousel, on the carousel, yeah-yeah

Outro

Na-na-na, na-na-na (oh-oh)

(come on) na-na-na, na-na-na