Doves - Carousels Lyrics

Doves Lyrics

"Carousels"

Just the wrong side of town
You just don't let go
Keep it going and going

Seen the reason, the bitter the pill you're told
To tell me why are we living this life we're fitted to

I'm gonna take you down
Back to the old fairgrounds
Oh, where many feels spin 'round

Oh, hey now, is this a sign?
I'm falling down deep
With the carousels in your eyes

And the wheel turns 'round
Just when you think you're safe and sound

Oh, change of the season
I've found a reason to stay
But I've fallen so deep in
A circle of trust we made

And I'm gonna take you down
Back to the old fairgrounds
Oh, where many feels go 'round

Oh, hey now, is this the time?
I'm falling in deep
With the carousels in your eyes

Carousels in your eyes

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Writer(s): Andy Williams, Jimi Goodwin, Jez Williams

"Carousels" is Doves' first new song in eleven years. Jez Williams started to work on the song during a trip to Porto. Andy Williams said about it, "It's a reminiscence of the times that we'd go to places like North Wales on holiday as kids. Places where you had your first experience of sound systems and music being played really loud." The song was released on Virgin EMI on the 18th of June 2020.

Frontman Jimi Goodwin told NME, "'Carousels' is a really exciting track to come back with, especially now as it's shot through with a lot of hope. It calls back to going to the fair when you're a kid, dodging all the psychos and getting your waltzer money taken off you."

The instrumentation of this song is built around a sample made by drummer Tony Allen. Jimi Goodwin explained NME, "Andy and Jez had a rough demo of the song with the sample when we got together again in 2017 and I said straight away, 'We've got to work on that – it's too special to let slip though our fingers.'"

The accompanying video was animated by Yoni Weisberg.

album: "The Universal Want" (2020)

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