Round and Round Lyrics

[Intro]
Na na na na
Na na na na

[Verse 1]
It's always the same, as always
Said and tongue-tied
It's got a memory and refrain

I'm afraid, you're afraid
And we die and we live and we're born again
Turn me inside out
What can I say

[Bridge]
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go

[Breakdown]
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
[Refrain]
You play
(merry go round we go)
Air guitar for a band
(merry go round we go)
And I, I'll break
(merry go round we go)
The eardrums in the back
(merry go round we go)
And I'll back you up
(merry go round we go)
As your frontman
(merry go round we go)

[Pre-Chorus]
"Hello? Oh, hi."

Now that sounds right frontman write the
Songs that say
"I like that!"

[Chorus]
Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all
Hold on
Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all
Hold on

[Post-Chorus]
Pick up the phone
And I want to go
And I want to go home now
Pick up the phone
And I want to go home now

[Bridge]
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go
Merry go round (we go)
Up and around we go, up and around we go

[Bridge]
Lady lady, come on in
Set me free, come on in

Sentimental heart breaking
Everything is my fault
Sentimental heart breaking
Everything is my fault
[Chorus]
Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

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Genius Annotation

A track that Pitchfork ranked number one in their Top 100 Tracks of 2010. Owner Ryan Schreiber summed up “Round and Round” thusly:

“Round and Round”’s rollerskate verses and crazy-melodic John Hughes prom chorus officially puts him on another level.

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