Music written and performed by ShyBoy has been featured in television shows, films, and video games including SyFy's Warehouse 13, CW's America's Next Top Model, Capcom's multi-platinum game Devil May Cry 4, and in numerous programs on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, MTV, and HBO. He's performed on stages in Europe and North America, including a headliner slot at the Carmel Art and Film Festival (at the Pacific Repertory Theatre's Golden Bough Playhouse), a series of shows at the CBGB Festival in NYC, and multiple residency dates at The Hotel Café in Los Angeles. ShyBoy has shared the stage with artists such as Amanda Palmer, Griffin House, Meiko and Bell X1, and has appeared on numerous radio shows and web series, including Stripped Down Live with Curt Smith.
ShyBoy's debut solo LP Water on Mars was released in October 2013. Produced by Arnold and Mark Nubar, the album features co-writes with songwriters such as Allee Willis, David Batteau, Ivo Moring, Wendy Waldman and others. The songs "Bird in Flight" and "Wouldn't It Be Good" were released as singles, both with videos directed by filmmaker Michael Bodie and produced by Loretta Ramos. The Huffington Post's review of Water on Mars described the album as one that "makes a bold, tuneful impression on today's indie-pop landscape" and that it is "one of the year's smartest, not-to-be-missed debuts." The Monterey County Weekly described ShyBoy's music as "a cross-pollination of RJD2, DJ Shadow and 2001: A Space Odyssey – Arnold's understated vocals quickly erupt into full-blown soulful crooning that's irresistible for eardrums." Coinciding with the release of Water on Mars, the HLN news series Raising America with Kyra Phillips selected one of the album's tracks - "When I Close My Eyes" - as the show's theme song.
In July 2014, ShyBoy released The Interstellar Travel Companion Mixtape, containing a collection of mashups, remixes and original material. On October 1, 2014, ShyBoy's second full-length LP, Lost in Space, was released. The recording features collaborations with Emmy Award-nominated lyricist Amy Powers, German electronic music composer/DJ robot koch, Emmy Award-winning composer Jim Dooley, television writer/producer Bryan Fuller and more. The collection also contains a cover of the Donna Summer classic "She Works Hard For The Money."
ShyBoy released three EPs and a mixtape in 2015, starting in January with the Daisy Pusher EP, which contains "Haven't Heard This Song In Forever," featured on ABC's Super Fun Night. The next EP, Zero Gravity, was released in early October 2015 and contains remixes by The Beta Machine and Nubar Brooks. It also features an acoustic version of "Zero Gravity (Lost in Space)," recorded live at Wendy Waldman's Longhouse. The recording was engineered by Rob Hoffman and produced by Mark Nubar & Jeffrey Hoeppner, with ShyBoy on vocals and effects, Nubar on George Winston's grand Steinway piano, Hoeppner on keyboards and Angela Momiyama on acoustic guitar. Released simultaneously on October 30, 2015, The Murder Mixtape and The Murder Ballads EP contain songs from classic thriller, suspense and horror films, including covers of "Love Theme From Eyes Of Laura Mars (Prisoner)" (originally recorded by Barbra Streisand), "(Theme From) Happy Birthday To Me" (originally recorded by Syreeta), and "Theme From (Midnight Express)" (originally recorded by Giorgio Moroder and Chris Bennett).
As lead singer for the band Hypnogaja, ShyBoy received a Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Male Vocalist and toured with the band throughout Canada and the U.S. He co-wrote/produced numerous recordings with Hypnogaja, including the concept LP Truth Decay (rated 9 out of 10 stars by Outburn magazine, which described it as "an expertly crafted album”). ShyBoy's vocal from the Truth Decay track "Welcome to the Future" was remixed by DJs Kristina Sky, Randy Boyer, Darude, Menno de Jong and released on the EnMass Music label. The song's world premiere was on BBC Radio 1 by DJ Judge Jules.
ShyBoy is a resident DJ and vocalist at Adrian & the Mysterious D's club Bootie at The Echoplex in Los Angeles. He's also performed at other Bootie locations, including New York, Berlin and the DNA Lounge in San Francisco. He was nominated for Best DJ in the 2014 and 2015 Best of LA Weekly Awards. Under the DJ ShyBoy moniker, he has produced numerous mashup mixtapes and concept albums (The RuPaul Mixtape, MaDonna Summer), remixes (RuPaul's "The Beginning") and original singles, including an artist collaboration with RuPaul on "The Shade of It All," "Runway Girl," "Reading is Fundamental," "It's Not Personal (It's Drag)" and "Oh No She Better Don't" - all released by World of Wonder and featured on seasons 4, 5 and 6 of VH1/Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race.
CNN featured ShyBoy's music several times in 2015. In April 2015, the song "Water on Mars" was used during a special news report on Mars water discovery; in June 2015, the network featured his song "Bird in Flight" during a story about the 50th anniversary of the first spacewalk by NASA astronauts; and in September 2015, "Water on Mars" was featured twice during the debut of the network's LA Newsroom show, in a special report on NASA's definitive discovery of flowing water on Mars.
Carousel
Shyboy Lyrics
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You got me waiting so no one can tell
Around and round it goes
Oh, round and round I go
It looks to be such a pretty ride
A lot of fun with no end in sight
Around and round it goes
I try to tell myself
I'm not hypnotized
And it don't matter to me
But i need a bit more
Than a little of you
I'll chase you round and round
We go
Gonna come back to me
You got me spinning on this carousel
Blinding me with all the lights and bells
Around and round it goes
Oh, round and round it goes
I keep revolving on an endless ride
I'll never catch you on the other side
Around and round it goes
Oh, round and round I go
I try to tell myself
I'm not hypnotized
And it don't matter to me
But i need a bit more
Than a little of you
I'll chase you round and round
We go
(Up and down and round I like it)
Up and down
We ride (Like a bull in a rodeo)
Round and round we go
Can't get off
(The wheels in motion)
The hurt begins to show you
But I like it
Gonna come back to me
Gonna come back to me
You're gonna come back to me
We go
Up and down and round and round
We go
Round and round and round
I like it
Up and down and round and round
We go
You're gonna come back to me
(Got me spinning)
We go spinning around
You and me we go
Up and down
Round and round we go
spinning around
You and me we go
Up and down
Round and round we go
Spinning around
You and me we go
Up and down
Round and round we go
Spinning around
Up and down
We go
The lyrics to Shyboy's song "Carousel" paint a picture of a relationship that, much like a carousel, goes round and round without any real progress or endpoint. The singer is caught up in this cycle, waiting for their partner to come back to them, despite the fact that they know it's not healthy. They are blinded by the "lights and bells" of the carousel, unable to escape the hypnotic ride. Despite their attempts to convince themselves that they aren't hypnotized, the singer is unable to break free from the cycle, and continues to revolve until the hurt begins to show.
The metaphor of the carousel represents a relationship that's both repetitive and unstable. The singer knows that they need more from their partner than they're getting, but they can't seem to break free from the cycle. They're trapped in a never-ending loop, spinning around and getting nowhere. The repetition of the words "round and round I go" emphasizes this sense of being stuck in a cycle, unable to move forward.
Overall, "Carousel" is a haunting and insightful exploration of the ways in which relationships can become cyclical and repetitive, leaving us spinning in place without a real sense of progress.
Line by Line Meaning
You got me waiting on this carousel
You have put me in a waiting loop, where I’m not able to get out and do anything else.
You got me waiting so no one can tell
You have kept me waiting for so long that even I can’t tell how much time has passed.
Around and round it goes
The carousel keeps spinning endlessly, creating a hypnotic effect.
Oh, round and round I go
I can’t escape the effects of this carousel, and I am constantly revolving in it.
It looks to be such a pretty ride
At first glance, this carousel appears to be an attractive and exciting ride.
A lot of fun with no end in sight
This ride seems like something enjoyable to experience, but with no visible conclusion.
I try to tell myself
I attempt to convince myself.
I'm not hypnotized
I am not under the effects of hypnosis.
And it don't matter to me
This situation is not important to me.
But i need a bit more
However, I require more than what is currently being offered.
Than a little of you
I want more than just a small portion of this relationship.
I'll chase you round and round
I will keep pursuing you endlessly.
We go
We will continue this endless cycle.
Gonna come back to me
You will eventually return to me.
You got me spinning on this carousel
You have got me rotating endlessly in this loop.
Blinding me with all the lights and bells
I am unable to see what is happening due to the flashes and ringing sounds of this ride.
I keep revolving on an endless ride
I am constantly spinning with no conclusion in sight.
I'll never catch you on the other side
I will never be able to reach you on the other part of this cycle.
Can't get off
I am unable to get out of this situation.
The hurt begins to show you
The pain that I am feeling is starting to become noticeable to you.
But I like it
Even though I am hurting, I still enjoy being on this ride.
We go spinning around
We continue to go around in circles.
You and me we go
Both of us are in this endless cycle together.
Up and down
We experience both highs and lows during this ride.
Round and round we go
We keep circulating endlessly on this carousel.
Spinning around
We are constantly rotating and moving in circles.
Contributed by Owen T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@seanh514
Officially my favorite ShyBoy song.
@carleycarleyb
Unbelievable, the power of human emotion and music, this song is literally a blow by blow account of a situation i'm in.... "round and round we go..." 10 out of 10 my friend
@zedingk9764
Nice music man good work
@MOCHABOY33
I LOVE IT WHOOP WHOOP #lovemyshyboy