Rust on the horses
Their manes frozen stiff
The wind hums a hymn
The carousel shifts
A shadow rides the tilt-a-whirl
Grinning wide
But no one's alive
On this midnight tide

Laughter in reverse
It crawls through my veins
The calliope cries
Its notes leave stains
Round and round
The echoes swell
Trapped forever in this carousel

The funhouse mirrors cracked and hollow
They reflect the past
But it won't follow
Cotton candy webs cling to the night
A Ferris wheel moans in pale moonlight

[Prechorus]
Every note a scream
Every gear a sigh
This carnival dreams
Where the living die

Laughter in reverse
It crawls through my veins
The calliope cries
Its notes leave stains
Round and round
The echoes swell
Trapped forever in this carousel

A melody broken
It twists and it bends
The waltz of the damned
Where the daylight ends
Hand in hand with a ghostly guide
We dance where the music
And silence collide