carnival ride

from creation by lawrence collins band

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written for my friend C. who was fighting with addiction to heroin at the time. she won!!! been clean for almost 20 years now. there is always hope

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In this empty town
there’s only one way out,
the flame and the spoon lie bare,
The hit’s on the fire,
there’s only one way out,
I only have a little, we can share…

In this empty house
there’s only one way out,
it’s lying on the table by the candle,
My flesh begins to shudder,
there’s only one way out,
pass me the needle…

Won’t you join this here Carnival Ride?
Spin around and feed the high
Won’t you join this here Carnival Ride?
It won’t hurt, be one of us…

In this empty house
there’s only one way in,
follow the tracks to the punctured skin…
And in this empty house
there’s only one way out,
we will carry you out the door…

Won’t you join this here Carnival Ride?
Spin around and feed the high
Won’t you join this here Carnival Ride?
It won’t hurt, be one of us
Won’t you join this here Carnival Ride?
Spin around and feed the high
Won’t you join this here Carnival Ride?
It won’t hurt, be one of us,
come be one of us… oh, one of us
and learn to fly…

Don’t want out be out,
it’s uncool to doubt,
but tell me now,
How cool is it to die?
Don’t take the Carnival Ride…

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from creation, released June 1, 1991
words & music by lawrence collins

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lawrence collins band Bordeaux, France

Lawrence Collins is an american-egyptian singer songwriter, born in France and brought up in France, England, India, and the United States who speaks 4 languages fluently. His music reflects a life spent travelling and experimenting with different cultures, and he has produced 8 studio albums, a movie soundtrack, a live album, and played over 1700 shows during his 20 year career. ... more

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