lyrics by Jennifer Smith

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I saw him by the merry go round

And he was holding her,

I didn’t want to make a sound

Fearing he’d remember,

A past obsession I once had

To have him for my own,

And to approach him would be sad

Unless he was alone…

 

[chorus]

Grinding metal,

Clunk, Hiss, shhhhhhh…

Screech…

Please stay in your seats.

 

So I followed them to the Ferris wheel

And watched him help her on,

But he stayed there and watched it squeal…

Until his girl was gone,

Then he stepped out of line,

And turned to face my way.

 

[chorus]

Grinding metal,

Clunk, Hiss, shhhhhhh…

Screech…

Please stay in your seats.

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When his distant eyes met mine…

I knew it was okay,

Because when the Ferris wheel broke down,

He smiled lovingly…

And when her car fell to the ground,

…He quickly ran to me

 

[chorus]

Grinding metal,

Clunk, Hiss, shhhhhhh…

Screech…

Please stay in your seats.

 

Crash!

 

He ran to me

 

[chorus]

Grinding metal,

Clunk, Hiss, shhhhhhh…

Screech…

Please stay in your seats.

 

Crash!

 

…to me

 

…he ran to me

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