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Comments (18)

Mar 13th, 3:04pm
THIS SONG IS SO COOL!
Feb 26th, 4:29am
ahhh
This song brings back so many memories of the 90s.
I miss those times.
Such an amazing song.
Dec 6th, 4:55pm
something to ride to ..
Nov 8th, 8:35pm
..Hypnotized mesmerized by what my eyes have seened!! ..I think shes referring to this years election? ..Is Natalie really Nostradamus? N for News, Naples, and nocturnal!!!
Oct 17th, 7:22pm
this song was played at aileen wuornos' funeral
Sep 5th, 8:34pm
This song takes me back a while, This song is a song I can identify with when I listen to the lyrics. Plus the music really sound awesome.
Aug 18th, 11:34am
Love her, Love 10,000 maniacs. Her voice is haunting.
Jun 28th, 6:09am
she is great
May 17th, 12:27pm
Well, I've walked these streets
a virtual stage
it seemed to me
make up on their faces
actors took their
places next to me

Well, I've walked these streets
in a carnival
of sights to see
all the cheap thrill seekers
the vendors and the dealers
they crowded around me

have I been blind
have I been lost
inside my self and
my own mind
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes have seen?

Well, I've walked these streets
in a spectacle of wealth and poverty
in the diamond markets
the scarlet welcome carpet
that they just rolled out for me

And I've walked these streets
in the mad house asylum
they can be
where a wild eyed misfit prophet
on a traffic island stopped
and he raved of saving me

have I been blind
have I been lost
inside my self and
my own mind
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes have seen?have I been wrong
have I been wise
to shut my eyes
and play along
hypnotized
paralyzed
by what my eyes have found
by what my eyes have seen
what they have seen?

(A1)
have I been blind
have I been lost

have I been wrong
have I been wise
have I been strong

Have I been
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes have found
in that great street carnival
(Repeat from A1)
in that carnival? (last time only)
Apr 1st, 10:19pm
I luv this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Date Posted 2 years ago
Title: Carnival
Rated: 164 times
Favorited: 100 times
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First rising to fame at the helm of the popular folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant subsequently enjoyed even greater success as a solo performer as...view more
Album this song appears on:
Tigerlily

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