Dancing On A Carousel

from Carousel / Sails by Tom Woodward

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I was so good at quitting
I decided to do it again
And again and again
I was so bad at living
I died every day in my brain
In my brain in my brain

I'm totally broken
Standing in the doorway smokin'
Waiting for the police, choke me
Take me down to my cell
Living on highways
Fantasy dancing sky-babes
Spinning like plastic pirates
Dancing on a carousel

It's ten in the morning
When I look up I still see the stars
The stars, pretty stars
I'm not homeless, babe
Just living in between the bars
The bars, shitty bars

I'm totally broken
Standing in the doorway smokin
Waiting for the police, choking
Take me down to my cell
Living on highways
Fantasy dancing sky-babes
Spinning like plastic pirates
Dancing on a carousel
Dancing on a carousel

Can you please write me
Something a little less frightening
'Cause you only get struck by lightning
When the rain already fell
Can you please take me
Model and then remake me
I wanna be an empty slate
I'm dancing on a carousel
I'm totally broken
Standing in the doorway smoking
Waiting for the police, choke me
Take me down to my cell
Living on highways
Fantasy dancing sky-babes
Spinning like plastic pirates
Dancing on a carousel

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from Carousel / Sails, released October 7, 2019

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