Song Description

"What happened to my dangerous days?" "Keep your roots above the ground" - An infectious groove accompanies thoughts on youth and aging.

Lyrics

MERRY-GO-ROUND

What happened to my dangerous days?
I used to be so hot, so extreme,
But this year's been tough, and I got so self-protective --
Now I'm the Ice Queen.

So quiet, so inviolate,
A castle wall without a gate,
All I do is sit and wait
For my arteries to harden.

Middle-aged at 25,
Imagination paralyzed,
All alone Friday night
Walking in the garden.

And even the trees are disappointed
To see me old before my time - they say

Keep your roots above the ground
The years you lose can never be found
In evening shade there is no sound
Like laughter on the merry-go-round,
Laughter on the merry-go-round.

I used to wake up at 4 a.m.
With my face in the sidewalk.
Burned up the city, walked the high wire,
I used to talk the dirty talk.

But Saturday night at half-past ten
I'm in the grocery store again
Coming home to an empty bed
Stone cold sober.

Middle-aged at 25,
It's high time I came back to life,
Wanna dance tonight under neon lights
Roll naked in the clover.

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I played football with Buddha
And when I asked him he smiled,
He said "We all grow old in time,
And you will too, my child."
And life comes knocking at my door
Almost every day,
I wrap my blanket around my knees
And turn the other way.

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