Na na na na
Na na na na

It's always the same, as always
Said and tongue tied
It's got a memory and refrain

I'm afraid, you're afraid
And we die and we live and we're born again
Turn me inside out
What can I say

Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go
Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go
Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go
Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go

Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown
Breakdown, break break breakdown

You play
Air guitar for a band
And I, I'll break
The eardrums in the back
And I'll back you up
As your frontman

"Hello? Oh, hi"

Now that sounds right frontman write the
Songs that say
"I like that!"

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all
Hold on

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all
Hold on

Pick up the phone
And I want to go
And I want to go home now
Pick up the phone
And I want to go home now

Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go
Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go
Merry go round (up and around we go we go)
Up and around we go

Lady lady, come on in
Set me free, come on in

Sentimental heart breaking
Everything is my fault
Sentimental heart breaking
Everything is my fault

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all

Hold on, I'm calling, calling back to the ball
And we'll dazzle them all, h-hold on


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Round and Round Lyrics as written by Tim Koh Kenneth Gilmore

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    Awesome

    Hepburneron June 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    I get the sense that it's not intended to be at all serious, and the lyrics are more crafted to sound like the kind of period he's emulating. They all sound kind of deliciously trite.

    Maybe I'm wrong. Awesome song, anyway.

    Oggranakon July 29, 2010   Link
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    Jesus, this song... This whole album, really, they define "instant classic." I can't believe I just got around to listening to this. Holy hell.

    imoveritfoshoon December 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment

    From the lines in the beginning it sounds like he has some difficulty expressing himself in conversation (tongue tied, always the same) and later in the song he’s describing playing in a band; a situation in which he feels much more at ease and able to communicate with people (we’ll dazzle them all). There are a few lines that seem like filler and aren’t really understandable to me (pick up the phone?) but it’s typical of Ariel to do that.

    Circle1on January 03, 2022   Link
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    Calling the ball is taken from the movie "Top Gun." In the opening scenes of 'Top Gun', the controller on the carrier says "Maverick...Call the ball" to which the reply is "Maverick has the ball".

    Ball (the) - The glowing image projected by the FRESNEL LENS. Gives glideslope reference. Short for ‘meatball,’ the term for the red ball of light seen in the old mirror landing system which predated the fresnel lens system.

    "Call the Ball" - A radio transmission from a pilot that he has sighted the BALL during approach to the carrier. Typically consists of SIDE NUMBER, aircraft type (to ensure proper ARRESTING GEAR settings), and amount of fuel onboard in thousands of pound s, e.g. '205 Tomcat ball, 3.5'.

    js2000on August 29, 2010   Link

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