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I see life as a ferris wheel:
You don't get anywhere for real,
But it keeps us in motion
and up and down, we go all around.
We don't recognize the ground
As it's coming or it's going.

But I feel like the gerbil in the spinning wheel:
I don't get anywhere for real,
But I feel just as tired
And I'm sick of feeling like a corporate drone
And I feel so alone,
'Cause my mind is an island.

I hope you pray for my soul,
'Cause I'm unrelenting and I'm not repenting.
So I hope it swallows you whole
'Cause you're just so happy with the stupid and the sappy,
And I'm left to stand here alone.

But I watch the tough girls with the roller skates
In a circular race,
Throwing punches in a pile
And I think they're on to something I've searched for:
Although life can be a bore,
You can do it with style.

I hope you pray for my soul,
'Cause I'm unrelenting and I'm not repenting.
So I hope it swallows you whole
'Cause you're just so happy with the stupid and the sappy,
And I'm left to stand here alone.

I have to wonder if there's more to life than living circularly,

and

I have to wonder if we are Point A, then who and what is Point B?

So I say life's like a ferris wheel:
You don't get anywhere for real,
But it's sure worth your while.
And I guess I'll stay on until the ride stops
Or I am asked to get off,
And then I'll do it with style.

credits

from Drinking and Dreaming, released February 27, 2011
Merri Palmer: vocals, guitar, lead guitar
D.B. Rouse: bass

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Alternate Universe You Austin, Texas

Alternate Universe You is a singer, songwriter, and time/space traveler who chronicles their journey across dimensions through music, photography, and writing. The alter ego of Lockhart, TX-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Merri Palmer, Alternate Universe You explores the past, present, future, and worlds beyond through the lens of lush melodies and cosmic vibrato. ... more

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