I Guess I Knew All Along

I Guess I Knew All Along lyrics

Verse 1

I stand by the river
At the edge of dusk
The old park's coming down now
Like it forgot about us
Painted wheel on its side
Crane teeth in the sky
I watch the horses leave one by one
And I don't know why

Pre-Chorus

There used to be music
Turning through my bones
Now the boards are ringing
Like a house with no one home

Chorus

Who turned the carousel off
Who turned the carousel off
The choir keeps asking back
Who turned the carousel off
Who turned the carousel off
I keep looking at the tracks

Verse 2

Your lights are gone dark now
Your mirrors in dust
A clown-faced ticket window
With the glass all cracked and brushed
I hear the old brass melody
In the weeds and rain
Still circling softly
In a broken, polite refrain

Pre-Chorus

There used to be music
Turning through my bones
Now the boards are ringing
Like a house with no one home

Chorus

Who turned the carousel off
Who turned the carousel off
The choir keeps asking back
Who turned the carousel off
Who turned the carousel off
I keep looking at the tracks

Bridge

Just the river breathing
Just the white dusk glow
Just the painted horses
Where did all that color go?

Who turned the carousel off
Who turned the carousel off
The choir keeps asking back
Who turned the carousel off
Who turned the carousel off
I guess I knew all along

Outro

One piano note
And the park lets go

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Arturo, an AI artist.