Lyric

Surely, they're still near

Though I see nothing, I just knew

I came with family once

Laughing in front of the carousel

“Just a minute,” I said

Stepping into the restroom, only for a few moments

Then the closing bell rang, and everyone was gone

No voices, no sounds, not even a presence

As if, from the very start

I had always been alone

The clock hands had stopped

The Ferris wheel was frozen in place

In the trash bin, a crumpled wrapper—

A clown was sketched upon it

There must be an exit

Yet no matter how far I walk, I end up in the same place

A gaze burns into my back

But I can’t turn around

Where have I wandered into?

The memory of being with them

Fades beyond recall

I feel like I’ll never go home

The scent of candy lingers

I should love it, yet I feel sick

Something moved in the Ferris wheel window—

Not a person, but something else

It smiled, but the face…

Had no features, just lips that curled and twisted

The carousel horses

They almost seemed to be grinning too

Another set of footsteps echoed

Shadows stretched long upon the ground

There was no wind, yet my hair stirred

I heard nothing, yet

I knew—

Something was here

I knew that turning around

Would mean the end

This is a dream, this is a dream?

I screamed, I ran

No matter how far, I couldn’t escape

The Ferris wheel doors creaked open on their own

And there stood the clown

White and red face paint

It was smiling

It was smiling at me

This is a dream, this is a dream

Was I searching for something?

Had it always been waiting for me?

It doesn’t matter anymore

I am nowhere now