Name: Carnival
Duration: P00H03M48S
Description: When your mind starts messing with you, and feelings of anxiety and depression creep in, it's often followed with peaks after the valleys, sometimes manic in nature. When you get caught in this cycle, it feels like you're stuck on some sort of carnival ride.

Carnival

from Nightlight by Ben Erling

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When your mind starts messing with you, and feelings of anxiety and depression creep in, it's often followed with peaks after the valleys, sometimes manic in nature. When you get caught in this cycle, it feels like you're stuck on some sort of carnival ride.

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What is it that drives us
To face our fears and rise up
Some stay on the ground
And some never come down
It’s a ride, it’s a game
Sometimes it’s all the same
On the surface or in the air
Come around and I’ll be there

As I approach the top
I’ll enjoy the view I've got
And when I’m coming down
I’ll feel safer on the ground
The best of us take flight
Or feel their choice is right
But I’m stuck on a wheel
And I never know how I feel

Excited as I’m rising
But fear is paralyzing
I’m scared but I don’t show it
Earth is claustrophobic
Every now and then
I come around again
I dream of giving in
But I’ll take another spin

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from Nightlight, released January 15, 2013

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Ben Erling Fairfield, Connecticut

Unimpressive musician. above average Street Fighter gamer. connoisseur of candles. If you have a passion for mediocre music, you've come to the right place. Artists that I've drawn the largest influence from include Blink182, Ben Folds Five, New Found Glory, NOfX, and AFI. I often write about the darker parts of our nature, but also the bright moments that define us. ... more

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