words on a carousel
spinning around in my head
brighten up the dark
and keep me awake in my bed
the frozen horses race, wind whips at their manes
neighing furiously, without a sound makes

let me ride this carriage into the musical sea
let me dance with the mermaids, who stare blankly
let me leap across bridges, frozen in time
waiting for a destination to never arrive

each last little note, from each simple song sung
goes around and around, pretending it's young
tiny princes and princesses in their tattered gowns
cry at the prospect, that they'll never be found

let us ride this carriage into the musical sea
let us dance with the mermaids, who stare blankly
let us leap across bridges, frozen in time
waiting for a destination to never arrive

blurred faces jeer as time bends space
ignoring the fact we've been running in place
onward and forward we seemed to go
but now that we're here, it's the same old show

let us ride this carriage into the musical sea
let us dance with the mermaids, who stare blankly
let us leap across bridges, frozen in time
waiting for a destination to never arrive