Gilded Carousel

[Chorus]

Round and round this gilded carousel

You pull me close

I lose myself

Spinning in your painted spell

I can’t come down

I won’t be helped

Round and round this gilded carousel

You call my name

And time just melts

Lanterns swinging overhead

You say

“Trust me

Just one ride”

Footlights flare

The shadows bend

Velvet horses start to climb

Every turn

The world grows thin

Every breath is marked in time

[Chorus]

Round and round this gilded carousel

You pull me close

I lose myself

Spinning in your painted spell

I can’t come down

I won’t be helped

Round and round this gilded carousel

Round and round this gilded carousel

You call my name

And time just melts

[Bridge]

What if it stops

What if we crash to the ground

Would you still reach for my hand

If the music died down

Or would we stand there

Dizzy in the quiet air

Unsure

Praying for the wheel to turn once more

[Chorus]

Round and round this gilded carousel

You pull me close

I lose myself

Spinning in your painted spell

I can’t come down

I won’t be helped

Round and round this gilded carousel

You say my name

And time just melts