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Natalie Merchant
Carnival
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Rock
Carnival was released on June 20, 1995 by Rhino/Elektra as a part of the album Tigerlily
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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Lead Vocals
Jennifer Turner
Jennifer Turner
Electric Guitar
Katell Keineg
Katell Keineg
Background Vocals
Peter Yanowitz
Peter Yanowitz
Drums
Adrian Lopez Guevarra
Adrian Lopez Guevarra
Percussion
Barry Maguire
Barry Maguire
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew Page
Andrew Page
Assistant Engineer
Paul Antonell
Paul Antonell
Assistant Engineer
Suzanne Dyer
Suzanne Dyer
Assistant Engineer
Todd Vos
Todd Vos
Assistant Engineer
John Holbrook
John Holbrook
Mixing Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well I've walked these streets
A virtual stage
It seemed to me
Makeup on their faces
Actors took their places next to me
[Verse 2]
Well I've walked these streets
In a carnival
Of sights to see
All the cheap thrill-seekers
Vendors and the dealers
They crowded around me
[Chorus]
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost?
Inside myself and my own mind?
Hypnotized, mesmerized
By what my eyes have seen
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost?
Inside myself and my own mind?
Hypnotized, mesmerized
By what my eyes have seen
[Chorus]
Have I been wrong?
Have I been wise?
To shut my eyes and play along?
Hypnotized, paralyzed
By what my eyes have found
[Refrain]
By what my eyes have seen
What they have seen
[Bridge]
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost?
Have I been wrong?
Have I been wise?
Have I been strong?
[Chorus]
Have I been hypnotized, mesmerized
By what my eyes have found?
By what my eyes have found?
[Chorus]
In that great street carnival
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost?
(Have I been) Have I been wrong?
Have I been wise?
Have I been strong?
[Chorus]
Have I been hypnotized, mesmerized
By what my eyes have found? (By what my eyes have found?)
[Outro]
In that great street carnival
In that carnival
Written by: Natalie Merchant

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