[Intro] [old AM radio, static crackle, tuning noise] Welcome, welcome, welcome! [detuned calliope fanfare, slowed] [Verse 1] [barker shout] Step right up! Step right up, sugar, don't be shy, The ferris wheel's spinnin' and the tide is high, Got a jar full of colors, every one a prize, Just a strand of your hair, and I'll light up your eyes. [Pre-Chorus] Ring toss, roller coaster, popcorn in the air, Shirt's buttoned up, but the slot's right there. [Chorus] [warped band organ] It's the last day, last day, every day of the year, Ride the carousel, honey, while the luck is still here, Spin it, win it, hear the jingle-jangle sing, Nothin' in this world is free, but I'll give you everything. [Instrumental Interlude] [detuned italo disco, distant broken speaker, pitch wobbling, reverb] [Verse 2] [barker shout] Roll up, roll up! Folks come in and the folks go out, Leave me a fingernail, a breath, a doubt, When the carousel stops and the lights get low, I count my capsules, and I count 'em slow. [Chorus] [warped band organ] It's the last day, last day, every day of the year, Ride the carousel, honey, while the luck is still here, Spin it, win it, hear the jingle-jangle sing, Nothin' in this world is free, but I'll give you everything. [Bridge] [music box only, slowed, distant waves] This tune's been out of tune for years, Every note a little off, my dear, But there's one in the chorus, ringin' clean and true, I keep it on the shelf, I'm savin' it for you. There's a bench by the water, there's room for two, No ticket, no pitch, just the ocean view. [Instrumental Interlude] [detuned italo disco, slowed down, dissolving into static] [Final Chorus] [warped band organ, detuned synth bass] It's the last day, last day, every day of the year, Ride the carousel, honey, while the luck is still here, Spin it, win it, hear the jingle-jangle sing, Nothin' in this world is free, but I'll give you everything. [Outro] [calliope winding down, pitch dropping] [old AM radio, static, fading] Welcome... welcome... The gate is open, sugar, the gate is open. [pitched down voice] Welcome. [static]
