Carousel
♫ Blink 182 Lyrics


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I talk to you every now and then
I never felt so alone again
I stop to think at a wishing well
My thoughts send me on a carousel

Here I am standing on my own
Not a motion from the telephone
I know not a reason why
Solitude's a reason to die

Just you wait and see (just you wait and see)
As school life is a
It is a woken dream
Aren't you feeling alone?

I guess its just another
I guess its just another
(I had sex with your mother) night alone

Now as I walk down the street
I need a job just to sleep in sheets
Buying food every once in a while
But not enough to purchase a smile

A tank of gas is a treasure to me
I know now that nothing is free
I talk to you every now and then
I never felt so alone again

Just you wait and see (just you wait and see)
As school life is a
It is a woken dream
Aren't you feeling alone?

I guess its just another
I guess its just another
Night alone

Thanks a lot you guys!
Hey kids, it's Satan. Thanks a lot for coming on down to
The show tonight. Hope you all had a great time. I know I did
Those Blink fellas sure put on a kick ass show, huh. Hope to see
You all at the after show party. I'm gonna start sucking dicks
And squeezin' titties, maybe I can put my peepee in your mouth
I love it when the kids come on over and I get, I have them suck
And kiss my peepee tenderly and gently. I like it when the kids sit
On my lap, and talk about unicorns and flowers and things like that
Maybe I'll even suck their blood. See ya kids later!

Hey, how you guys doin' up in the back? Now from the top balcony




Can I get an Amen? Now from the floor, can I get a Hallelujah? Now from
All these other assholes, can I get an oh yeah?

Overall Meaning

The song Carousel by Blink 182 is an introspective and melancholic piece that delves into themes of loneliness and despair. The opening verse talks about how the singer talks to someone (possibly their lover or a friend) occasionally but still feels alone. They stop to think at a wishing well, and their thoughts send them on a carousel — a metaphor for how their thoughts are entangled and send them in circles. The chorus talks about how they are alone and that solitude is a reason to die.


The second verse shows the singer's financial struggles, how they need a job just to sleep in sheets and can't afford to purchase a smile. They acknowledge that they talk to someone every once in a while, but their sense of loneliness remains. The chorus repeats, making it clear that the singer feels that school life is a woken dream, an empty promise of hope, and that they are terribly alone. The song ends with a creepy spoken-word segment where someone who pretends to be the devil addresses the audience, talking about perverse sexual fantasies.


The song Carousel was written by Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus of Blink 182.


Line by Line Meaning

I talk to you every now and then
I sometimes reach out to you when I am feeling lonely


I never felt so alone again
I am experiencing a sense of isolation that I have experienced before


I stop to think at a wishing well
I pause to contemplate and seek guidance


My thoughts send me on a carousel
My thoughts are leading me on a cycle of emotions and thoughts


Here I am standing on my own
I am alone and unsupported


Not a motion from the telephone
Nobody is trying to contact me


I know not a reason why
I do not understand why I am so alone


Solitude's a reason to die
Being alone is making me feel like life is not worth living


Just you wait and see (just you wait and see)
You will understand what I am going through eventually


As school life is a, It is a woken dream
School is like a dream that can be shattered easily


Aren't you feeling alone?
Don't you ever feel like you are alone?


I guess its just another
It's just another


Night alone
Another night of loneliness


Now as I walk down the street
As I go about my day


I need a job just to sleep in sheets
I need a job to afford basic necessities like a bed to sleep in


Buying food every once in a while
I'm only able to buy food occasionally


But not enough to purchase a smile
However, I cannot buy happiness


A tank of gas is a treasure to me
Even a small amount of gas is valuable because of my limited resources


I know now that nothing is free
I have come to realize that everything comes at a price


Thanks a lot you guys!
Ironically thanking the audience while transitioning to a disturbing monologue


Hey kids, it's Satan. Thanks a lot for coming on down to
Shockingly transitioning to a fake message from Satan


The show tonight. Hope you all had a great time. I know I did
Suggesting that even the devil is entertained by the band's performance


Those Blink fellas sure put on a kick ass show, huh. Hope to see
Complimenting the band's performance


You all at the after show party. I'm gonna start sucking dicks
The fake message takes a vulgar and disturbing turn


And squeezin' titties, maybe I can put my peepee in your mouth
The message becomes even more inappropriate and disgusting


I love it when the kids come on over and I get, I have them suck
The fake message becomes predatory and suggests pedophilia


And kiss my peepee tenderly and gently. I like it when the kids sit
The singer continues with disturbing language


On my lap, and talk about unicorns and flowers and things like that
Further perpetuating disgusting behavior


Maybe I'll even suck their blood. See ya kids later!
The fake message ends with a disturbing suggestion of violence


Hey, how you guys doin' up in the back? Now from the top balcony
Returning back to the band's performance and engaging with the audience


Can I get an Amen? Now from the floor, can I get a Hallelujah? Now from
Encouraging the audience to participate with him


All these other assholes, can I get an oh yeah?
Continuing to hype up the audience and engage with them




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, ST MUSIC LLC
Written by: TOM W. SCOTT

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Comments from YouTube:

@jrred214

Singing this like Patrick trying to sing the camp fire song

@claryssalara8749

omfgg me at the moment lol

@MikeFGD

Lmao yes!

@nettlednedflanders5736

DimTragic Or spit it out by slipknot

@lispboy2910

my favourite comment on youtube

@StrawberryGirl3333

or every soad song ever

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@Killerjay117

Literally anyone who listens to blink does not know how underrated this song is.

@KingKarlos

This and Going away to college are very underrated!

@Killerjay117

+MeAndMyUnicorn yes for sure!

@rashotcake6945

This is in my top 5 Blink-182 songs

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