This is a remaster of a V5.5 ------------------------------------------------- [Intro: Celesta, Harp, Distant Calliope] [Soft Choir] Moonflowers... Moonflowers... [Whispered Voice] They only bloom after midnight. [Verse 1] Follow the lanterns through the garden Past the fountains painted blue Where the flowers wake at midnight And the leaves are silver too There’s a carousel of comets Turning slowly through the trees Paper moons hang from the branches Swaying gently in the breeze Someone lights the Ferris wheel And every carriage becomes a star Then a trumpet calls from somewhere And suddenly Here we are [Pre-Chorus] Step inside The gates are wide Leave the daylight Far behind Every petal Every flame Tonight the night Remembers your name [Chorus] At the Moonflower Carnival We go spinning through the sky At the Moonflower Carnival Nobody asks the reason why Ride the moon Ring the bells Dance beneath the wishing wells Stay until the stars all fall At the Moonflower Carnival [Post-Chorus] Round and round Round and round Moonflowers rising From the ground Round and round Round and round Never let the morning Find us now [Verse 2] There are acrobats with crystal wings Walking tightropes made of light There are fortune-tellers reading stars Instead of cards tonight There are lions made of lavender Sleeping underneath the moon And a band of silver skeletons Playing one impossible tune Roller skaters weave through roses Leaving ribbons in the air Every time somebody laughs Another flower opens somewhere [Pre-Chorus] Step inside The gates are wide Let the music Be your guide Every color Every sound Turns the whole world Upside down [Chorus] At the Moonflower Carnival We go spinning through the sky At the Moonflower Carnival Nobody asks the reason why Ride the moon Ring the bells Dance beneath the wishing wells Stay until the stars all fall At the Moonflower Carnival [Instrumental Carnival Disco Break] [Calliope Melody] [Disco Strings Answer] [Brass Fanfares] [Handclaps] [Group Chant] Higher! Higher! Round we go! Higher! Higher! Let it glow! [Bridge: Dreamlike Half-Time] [Female Vocal] There is always one last flower That refuses dawn There is always one last dancer When the crowd has gone Maybe every paradise Must someday disappear But tonight the moon is blooming And tonight We’re still here [Choir Enters] Still here... Still here... [Orchestra Builds] So raise the lanterns Raise them high Paint another moon Across the sky If tomorrow Calls our name Tell tomorrow We never came [Key Change] [Final Chorus] At the Moonflower Carnival We go spinning through the sky At the Moonflower Carnival Every dream is learning how to fly Ride the moon Ring the bells Throw your wishes in the wells Stay until the stars all fall At the Moonflower Carnival [Choir] Carnival! [Lead Vocal] Keep it turning! [Choir] Carnival! [Lead Vocal] Keep it burning! [Full Ensemble] Moonflowers open! Lanterns rise! Roller wheels And painted skies! One more song! One more call! MOONFLOWER CARNIVAL! [Extended Disco Outro] [Calliope and Strings Intertwine] [Choir] Round and round... Round and round... [Music Slowly Thins] [Whispered Voice] When the last flower closes... follow the river.
