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Carnival (Live)
5,751
Rock
Carnival (Live) was released on November 9, 1999 by Elektra Records as a part of the album Live In Concert
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Release DateNovember 9, 1999
LabelElektra Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM91

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Vocals, Lead Vocals, Piano
Susan McKeown
Susan McKeown
Additional Vocals
Gabriel Gordon
Gabriel Gordon
Guitar, Background Vocals
Graham Maby
Graham Maby
Bass Guitar
Peter Yanowitz
Peter Yanowitz
Drums
Erik Della Penna
Erik Della Penna
Guitar
Elizabeth Steen
Elizabeth Steen
Keyboards
Doug Stringer
Doug Stringer
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Jim Scott
Jim Scott
Mixing Engineer
Doug Stringer
Doug Stringer
Recording Engineer
Dave Hewitt
Dave Hewitt
Recording Engineer
George Cowan
George Cowan
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Well I've walked these streets
A virtual stage it seemed to me
Makeup 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 myself 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 market
The scarlet welcome carpet that they just rolled out for me
And I've walked these streets
In the madhouse 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 myself 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
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
In that carnival
Written by: Natalie Merchant
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