Carousel Lyrics

[Intro]

I've been holding on too tight to let you go

Now I'm sinking in the mire

Wish we could go back to how it was

But we're too close to the wire



[Verse 1]

Cross the line on my horizon

Sapiens pervade like a virus

Finding solace in isolation

If the wolf cries "boy", keep calm, carry on



[Verse 2]

Dead among the living, nothing to believe in

Making sinners of saints

All the fears unfaced

Swarming all around me like ants



As the flame is prised

Away from the moth

Stronger in their numbers, turning on each other

Is this out of our hands?



[Chorus 1]

Holding on too tight to let you go

I'm sinking in the mire

Wish we could go back to how it was

But we're too close to the wire



[Verse 3]

If I give them an inch, they take a mile

Does love have to be tough, cruel to be kind?

Think of all the people you have turned your back on

Do you mourn the lost souls from your pale high horse?



[Guitar Solo]



[Chorus 2]

I've been holding on too tight to let you go

I'm sinking in the mire

Wish we could go back to how it was

But we're too close to the wire



[Instrumental Break]



[Bridge]

Fly without fear of landing, welcome into the fold

Not all who wander shall be lost

Surrounded, yet somewhat lonely, the carousel claims its toll

Paying a price, not counting costs



What if the weight is lifted when we are all renewed?

When will the penny ever drop?

Who will our burdens carry? Who will not shed a tear

If our pulse should ever stop?



[Chorus 3]

Hold on tight and never let me go

Take me back to how it was before

Hell knows I was holier than thou

But heavy is the head that wears the crown



[Outro]